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OpinionMarch 17, 1996

To the editor: Most everyone agrees we need less government, a lower deficit and lower taxes. Cape Girardeau has a unique opportunity to be a leader and set an example. Let's not debate where a new federal building should be. Let's tell the GSA to keep its money and reduce its budget. We don't need to build government. We need to reduce its size. If our Washington representatives can't figure out how to stop the hemorrhaging, maybe we should show them how to start...

Tom Gerber

To the editor:

Most everyone agrees we need less government, a lower deficit and lower taxes. Cape Girardeau has a unique opportunity to be a leader and set an example. Let's not debate where a new federal building should be. Let's tell the GSA to keep its money and reduce its budget. We don't need to build government. We need to reduce its size. If our Washington representatives can't figure out how to stop the hemorrhaging, maybe we should show them how to start.

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TOM GERBER

Cape Girardeau

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