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pasto76

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6. where is ANY of this? 1/2 of your points arent even relevant
Mon Dec 31, 2012, 10:41 PM
Dec 2012

this is about the DEFICIT. SS contributes nothing to the deficit. Why are you far left people still bringing it up?

elimination of oil subsidies? maybe?

and I know its hard to believe, but coming from a current s-o-l-d-i-e-r, there are PLENTY of cuts in the military right now. Thing of it is, since so many people in the left generally dislike soldiers -- go ahead and look at most of the posts i saw (only because they were 'trending', which means more people were 'liking' them) about General Schwarzkopf's death --the right can get away with stuff like not funding schools for soldiers. No schools mean no promotions. So we have effectively a stagnant army in many areas and components. Hard to keep volunteers interested when they cant get ahead...so less soldiers ultimately to pay.

Its a distraction. Theyve cut plenty of shit already. Just nothing that really makes a difference. The F35 apparently is back online. Sec Gates killed it years ago.

So like I said in another thread that was censored, STOP denigrating the troops, and put some thought into your comments opposing defensive spending. Troops pay taxes on our wages, and most of us have it partially as a second income. Focus your statements of protest into the parts that actually matter. DOD pork. not the troops. not schools. not training. The Navy didnt need to develop an app to tell you when to take a coffee break. Why is DOD also forecasting weather? we have NWS. FOCUS people

Got it FarPoint Dec 2012 #1
ON EDIT 1/2/13 louis c Dec 2012 #2
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Dec 2012 #15
But we're not even getting 80%. jerseyjack Dec 2012 #3
where is ANY of this? 1/2 of your points arent even relevant pasto76 Dec 2012 #6
Really? We dislike soldiers? Oilwellian Dec 2012 #11
I don't dislike soldiers, I just don't think we need to spend a Trillion $/yr on the M/I Complex. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #31
I'm going to try to say this.. sendero Jan 2013 #32
Snivel, snivel, snivel. cliffordu Dec 2012 #8
Progress is never quick and easy BlueDemKev Dec 2012 #14
Compromise is necessary BlueDemKev Dec 2012 #12
Did you start drinking a little early ? russspeakeasy Dec 2012 #4
And that 1.5ish % who will have taxes go up a little.... Marrah_G Dec 2012 #5
frankly, ANYTHING is a victory after the past 12 years pasto76 Dec 2012 #7
I would add that I didn't notice the time of your original post. russspeakeasy Dec 2012 #10
50% is FAR BETTER than 0% BlueDemKev Dec 2012 #13
Really? former_con Dec 2012 #21
80% louis c Jan 2013 #25
About fucking time! Courtesy Flush Dec 2012 #9
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Dec 2012 #16
Yuuuuck! DeSwiss Dec 2012 #17
tastes like Chicken Crap ZRT2209 Dec 2012 #19
"I got 98% of what I wanted." Not this time, Tan Man. ZRT2209 Dec 2012 #18
Posts like these leave me scratching my head... former_con Dec 2012 #20
Welcome to The New Normal©™ DeSwiss Jan 2013 #22
This is a battle won louis c Jan 2013 #24
Well said malaise Jan 2013 #26
Thanks louis c Jan 2013 #30
"Let Them Eat Shit" LTES indeed BadGimp Jan 2013 #23
I'm afraid they won't pass it. musical_soul Jan 2013 #27
They've been making democrats eat shit since 9/11, CrispyQ Jan 2013 #28
Hell, they've been making democrats eat shit since 1980. . . DinahMoeHum Jan 2013 #29
ON EDIT UPDATE 1-2-13 louis c Jan 2013 #33
The soup d'jour was the tears of our enemies.....bitter, with a pleasing aftertaste..nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #34
Nice touch louis c Jan 2013 #35
The thought was not original to me. The review was. nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #36
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