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Senator Bumpers 

 Senator Pressler 

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But all of this begs a question that needs to be asked. Is the primary 

 purpose of our public land to serve as a welfare check for business, small or 

 large? 



Here in the West some of our people still cling to the myth that independent 

 risk takers, bucking the federal government, built this part of the nation. 

 That was never true, and every time I hear the whining and whimpering from the 

 multiple use crowd when part of their "welfare check" must be shared with the 

 American public, I, and you, should be disabused of that myth. These people 

 are desperate now to maintain their grasp on Uncle Sam's apron strings and 

 largesse. They are draining this nation of its life blood and threaten its future 

 by its short-term view of our public resources. It's time to set these welfare 

 cheats upon their own devises. The federal government could do its most 

 important work for small business by cutting the innense public subsidies for 

 the timber and mining industries. 



Finally, the kind of half-minded demagoguery engaged in at the Rapid City 

 hearing by Senator Pressler should come to an end. This nation can no longer 

 afford politicians selling the lies of powerful special interests in order to 

 maintain their hold on public office. 



I wish these comments to be included in the printed record of the Small 

 Business Committee's Rapid City hearing.. 



Thank you for this opportunity to comment. 







Donald Pay 

 (605) 342-8967 



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