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Sun Oct-24-10 08:46 AM
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| 17. No, that is more the excuse for all that waste of money. |
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If they really cared about jobs, we would not have the unemployment rate we do now, they would not have allowed all that work to be offshored.
It is interesting to consider that California used to be a much more conservative state, but then they moved most of the defense work and money back east.
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| -This Is Why We Spend A Trillion Dollars A Year On 'Defense' |
unhappycamper |
Oct-24-10 07:18 AM |
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well... |
rucky |
Oct-24-10 07:28 AM |
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Good post. I'm with you on this. Re-apply the training, technology, |
Ilsa |
Oct-24-10 07:45 AM |
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"More useful" won't allow for world conquest. |
WinkyDink |
Oct-24-10 07:48 AM |
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Yes, Pentagon spending fuels the economy |
Pab Sungenis |
Oct-24-10 07:29 AM |
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If we didn't ship our jobs overseas, screw workers with unlivable wages |
jp11 |
Oct-24-10 07:40 AM |
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I wish they would find another way to |
WhiteTara |
Oct-24-10 07:42 AM |
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Gee, who'da thunk TEXAS?! |
WinkyDink |
Oct-24-10 07:47 AM |
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While money used to build bridges, highways and sewers.... |
Scuba |
Oct-24-10 07:48 AM |
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exactly. There are just as many (and MORE) non-miltary jobs in green energy, transportation, |
Lorien |
Oct-24-10 09:56 AM |
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You oughta see what's going on in Ft Bliss, El Paso |
charlie |
Oct-24-10 08:00 AM |
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I think of it as a fatal flaw in our capitalist system. |
zeemike |
Oct-24-10 08:00 AM |
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What would the US Dept of Transportation be able to do with $1 trillion a year? |
baldguy |
Oct-24-10 08:10 AM |
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Oh, I dunno; build a National high speed maglev rail system for starters |
Lorien |
Oct-24-10 09:59 AM |
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Reagan bankrupt the Commies with defense spending |
charlie |
Oct-24-10 08:15 AM |
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This is why the GOP wins in the South. |
hollowdweller |
Oct-24-10 08:22 AM |
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Well, that and the racism. n/t |
TransitJohn |
Oct-24-10 08:49 AM |
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Just think, when we get a Democrat in the Whitehouse we'll |
pokercat999 |
Oct-24-10 08:26 AM |
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Actually this would be a great PSA campaign theme... |
Schema Thing |
Oct-24-10 08:45 AM |
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Oh oh oh, I'll line up first: |
Chan790 |
Oct-24-10 09:03 AM |
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Sorry, you don't fit the profile. |
Schema Thing |
Oct-24-10 09:12 AM |
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I'd say that Tarrant County's economy is more bouyed by the Barnett Shale |
TransitJohn |
Oct-24-10 08:46 AM |
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No, that is more the excuse for all that waste of money. |
bemildred |
Oct-24-10 08:46 AM |
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Yes, that is what I was just going to say, then I read your comment. |
eomer |
Oct-24-10 09:02 AM |
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The "advantage" of military spending is that it's not productive |
gmoney |
Oct-24-10 09:18 AM |
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Yep, Mr Orwell has it right. |
bemildred |
Oct-24-10 09:42 AM |
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Yes, this is more accurate. |
girl gone mad |
Oct-24-10 10:06 AM |
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I've listed some real reasons for those wanting the truth about DOD spending |
Jumping John |
Oct-24-10 09:37 AM |
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No, it isn't. |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Oct-24-10 09:50 AM |
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