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To SPAM or not to SPAM

Spam is the abuse of electronic messaging systems (including most broadcast media, digital delivery systems) to send unsolicited bulk messages indiscriminately. This is Wikipedia's definition of the term Spam.

Apparently, it is not abuse when the Government SPAMs its own ordinary citizens. And, get this, they even use our taxes money to hire a company to do the spamming for them. Even worse, they SPAM us on the subject of Government run HealthCare - which I last heard, the vast majority of Americans think is heading in the wrong direction. Now in my opinion this is just another example of plain abuse through and through!

I don't know about you, but I think this is also another way of raising our taxes. Just like my checking account, if you spend you have to put it back into your account or you get a naughty overdraft notice. In today's climate of economic downturn, don't you think they could use the monies more wisely.

And, where is the cross-the-board outcry from the news media (our first line defense against any abuse). Only tidbits are available in print or TV and then they only skim the surface. "It was a mistake and they are looking into the matter", is what the government and apparently the news media are saying.

I hate unsolicited SPAM, just like everybody else. But, apparently if it comes from the Government that's a different story - it's OK! President Bush, were are you? The news media is fast asleep! Had you been in office the media would have been all over this form of governmental waste and abuse.

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