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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, March 11, 1993                   TAG: 9303110425
SECTION: EDITORIAL                    PAGE: A-14   EDITION: METRO 
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SWEET-TOOTH CROWD CAN CONTRIBUTE, TOO

INSTEAD OF spending his time answering questions from children, why doesn't President Clinton devote his energies to sweet-talking Congress into passing a federal tax of 10 percent on candy, soft drinks and ice-cream products, which are hardly necessities of life? This would obtain maximum participation in his drive to encourage contributions (as opposed to making sacrifices) from those eschewing tobacco products and alcoholic beverages so that everyone can be a cash-backer of his egomaniacal proposals to reduce the federal deficit. CALE DICKEY BEDFORD

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