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“. . . The least popular programs have been cut the most. These are the programs on which the poorest Americans depend for help, the truly needy, whom the President said would not be hurt.’’

Thus Bill Moyers on his special, “People Like Us,” which he denies was meant as an attack on Ronald Reagan. The first minute cut from Moyers to Reagan (promising that “safety net”) to a cerebral palsy victim whose Social Security benefits had been discontinued. What would an attack look like?

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“. . . The least popular programs have been cut the most. These are the programs on which the poorest Americans depend for help, the truly needy, whom the President said would not be hurt.’’

Thus Bill Moyers on his special, “People Like Us,” which he denies was meant as an attack on Ronald Reagan. The first minute cut from Moyers to Reagan (promising that “safety net”) to a cerebral palsy victim whose Social Security benefits had been discontinued. What would an attack look like?