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43. I think that is a high estimate but you have to understand how much the South sucks on the teat

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 08:36 PM

Feb 2013

Va
NC (though they actually pay more in Fed taxes than they take in)
SC
GA
FLA
Texas (same as NC)

are all dependent on Uncle Sucker money for their economies. THAT is why the Republicans are so fakely enraged by this - they already wrapped themselves in the flag a long time ago.

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Pentagon urges delay in "devastating" $46 billion budget cuts [View all] michigandem58 Feb 2013 OP

To heck with that. Double it instead. Owl Feb 2013 #1

+10000, and cry me a river wordpix Feb 2013 #51

Wow! With all those 'brains' at the Pentagon, one would think they could find a way to sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #2

How about closing a few of their many overseas vacation destinations and golf courses? xtraxritical Feb 2013 #33

Or could we possibly get along without some of the 1500 bases we have in 130 countries? sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #40

There are lots of people in Okinawa who would agree with you Art_from_Ark Feb 2013 #46

The Pentagon spends $20+ billion per year on air conditioning in Iraq and Afghanistan jsr Feb 2013 #3

What is it about Afghanistan? bucolic_frolic Feb 2013 #5

Possibly China jsr Feb 2013 #13

It's where empires go to die... KansDem Feb 2013 #16

The link is incorrect about Alexander the Great. former9thward Feb 2013 #44

The British fought a couple of Afghan wars Spider Jerusalem Feb 2013 #32

Yeah. november3rd Feb 2013 #4

Wars and destruction nineteen50 Feb 2013 #6

Thought we ended a war or two. What's the fucking problem? think Feb 2013 #7

We should have listened to IKE iandhr Feb 2013 #8

Clear something up for me. The Repos agreed with this way back when, right? mac56 Feb 2013 #9

War spending more than doubled during Junior's tenure Lasher Feb 2013 #10

Good chart. earthside Feb 2013 #20

The military is the most socialist institution there is, lol. xtraxritical Feb 2013 #34

Its actually worse than that chart. apnu Feb 2013 #48

There are other costs that should be included, as earthside noted. Lasher Feb 2013 #49

Republicans refused to support any job bills over the past four years. Now they will have to vote DhhD Feb 2013 #11

Why did US invade Iraq? Future Oil Contracts. Fossil corporation and the MIC owe us. DhhD Feb 2013 #22

Defense workers are middle class taxpayers Purplehazed Feb 2013 #27

Oh, so you admit the military is just another welfare program? xtraxritical Feb 2013 #35

Hardly Purplehazed Feb 2013 #47

Busy work for American youth. xtraxritical Feb 2013 #50

Yes it will have a seriously negative effect Zorro Feb 2013 #45

dumping ONE aircraft carrier would save them more than that. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #12

The Pentagon wouldn't feel bad about cuts to SS or Medicare. olddad56 Feb 2013 #14

I think it's the suddenness of the cuts that is disruptive--the Budget Control act TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #15

Yea I got yer "devastating" right here... L0oniX Feb 2013 #17

A little belt tightening for the military industrial complex marions ghost Feb 2013 #18

Too bad assholes, you find that 2.3 Trillion you couldn't account for on 9/10/01. nt Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #19

Amazing.."they" can afford to lose (misplace..lol) dotymed Feb 2013 #24

Fuck them and the LRAD they rode in on. nt Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #31

gravy train of billions-for profit private contractors is over, along with constant wars. CUT THEM. Sunlei Feb 2013 #21

Yeah, note that the cuts are aimed to inflict maximum pain and minimal gain lark Feb 2013 #23

DUMP the pampered poodle treatment the 4 stars enjoy leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #25

Nothing from the Pentagon is being "cut" bluestateguy Feb 2013 #26

We have 177 U.S. Military bases in every country areound the world. lib2DaBone Feb 2013 #28

177 is an estimate - they don't even know for sure how many they have. xtraxritical Feb 2013 #36

Im not worried about our military readiness but.. DCBob Feb 2013 #29

Yep, about time they think of something more productive to do. xtraxritical Feb 2013 #37

Its not just warmongers that are paid from the Pentagon budget. DCBob Feb 2013 #41

The Golf Courses? Are you going to get rid of those golf courses? SoapBox Feb 2013 #30

You mean the golf courses that pay for themselves through greens fees? jmowreader Feb 2013 #53

Hundreds of thousands of workers? docgee Feb 2013 #38

I think that is a high estimate but you have to understand how much the South sucks on the teat underpants Feb 2013 #43

dittos for many western states wordpix Feb 2013 #52

The DOD has 800,000 civilian workers. NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #54

Welfare Queens! DeSwiss Feb 2013 #39

Cut it NOW brightone Feb 2013 #42