DIFFERENT VALUE SYSTEM

A number of the letters in the Oct. 4, Burlington Post defend the
recent surplus-going-to-debt reduction while cutting programs.

I'm currently reading about the fall of the Roman Empire in the fifth
century AD. One element that contributed to the fall was the almost
complete extinction of 'Res Publica' or the Public Thing, i.e. social concern.

Research that helps us to better understand the medical uses of
marijuana and programs that reduce the amount of smoking-related
illnesses in any part of our population are far from "silly".

I guess we are starting to see the value system of neo-cons who have
certainly lost the "Res Publica".

Dan Griffin

Burlington