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Show PAGE 19 THE ZEPHYRMAY 1992 In i comparable manner, the nations in the Cold War have had the opportunity to invest their economic surpluses in their childrens' educations, their peoples' health, and their industrial strength. These are the investments that have created the strongest and most vigorous nations in the world today. While the US. and USS.R. were cutting each other's throats, the Japanese and Germans have been investing in their countries' futures. How ironic that we, the winners of World War II, wrote into die German and Japanese Constitutions die exact condition (that they could not spend money an their war machines), that has given them die advantage that they now hold in the modem industrial world. All too soon they will be able to hire us as their mercenary army, and rent out our country to pay off our debts. non-combat- What If Our Kids "Just Said No" to Our Debts? Are we smart enough to correct our mistakes? Now that we are die unchallenged, dominant military power in the world, have we reallocated our resources to education, to health care, to helping our people recover from the war they have Just survived? Nope, we're still building bombers and Star Ware, still paying the generals and gun runners, still starving our teachers and nurses. And how are our untrained kids going to pay for our debts? What if they "Just said no" to our bills? What if they wanted to live their own lives, instead of paying for our little party? Would they ask us to pay our own bills? 'i i ..'i y . '! Call anytime 259-697- 6 Moab Pager 259-283- 8 Prices with or without operator comimgK Make sure you get every issue of Subscribe! Send your name, address & check to: Catalyst 140 S. McClelland St. SLCUT84102 "Why pick it up for free when you can subscribe for $12yr.?" ; -- 989 N. Main $12yr. (10 issues) j ' Now at our new location! FORTUNATELY OUR KIDS ARE ALL WATCHING TV, FOR OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT BE UPSET. i - EQUIPMENT RENTAL j commercial residential lawn & garden industrial CWJ- - Me- - Hi SAIIPK.WHATS- -9 s,i 6u 2 south 1st west (801)259-666- 6 COLORADO Restaurant & Bar OUTSTANDING SOUTHWESTERN CUISINE AND MOABS MUSIC SPOT f . him e Mt. |