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In reply to the discussion: What the mainstream media and the politicians are NOT telling you about military spending [View all]ProfessorGAC
(64,413 posts)39. Lots of Cowards On This Thread
They kneejerk because they don't read for comprehension.
Then they run away because they know they have got it wrong.
I expect that on Facebook. I expect that on Hotmail. I expect that on Comcast.
But, there it's because they're conservative morons! I don't expect people here to not be able to read for comprehension.
OK, you're all better liberals than me, even though i canvassed against Nixon and i come from a Teamster family from the 50's and 60's.
I guess i'm not real liberal.
Whatever you guys say! No matter how wrong you are, you're right.
GAC
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What the mainstream media and the politicians are NOT telling you about military spending [View all]
Ian62
Jan 2013
OP
Defense spending decreased slightly under from 1992-96 - $33 billion in total
NewJeffCT
Jan 2013
#20
Bullshit. Dollars paid to nurses and teachers go straight back into the economy, while dollars ....
Scuba
Jan 2013
#7
Which is why going over the fiscal bluff is so attractive - it's the best way to really cut big war.
grahamhgreen
Jan 2013
#42
So, we make wid farms instead of bombs. The wind farms generate economic benefits for a generation,
grahamhgreen
Jan 2013
#41
kr. i read something a while back about this also -- i can't remember the details but the gist
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#8
The fiscal cliff as it stood only cut military spending by a tiny amount in 2013.
Ian62
Jan 2013
#16
Um... I think they consulted, but show me evidence that DoD FINANCED Transformers
PeaceNikki
Jan 2013
#26
the uproar about the "massive, unpatriotic, dangerous military cuts" would be well served
zbdent
Jan 2013
#14
America is developing the next generation ballistic missile submarine. Goodness knows how much that
Volaris
Jan 2013
#19
We could reduce our military spendign by 50% for just one year alone and get ALL the savings in
grahamhgreen
Jan 2013
#37