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kydo

(2,679 posts)

11. cut from the pentagon not ss, medicare or medicaid.

Reply to SomethingFishy (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 09:33 PM

Dec 2012

I am a military brat who married a career navy guy who after retirement works for the dod.

These three things will cut way more money then you could ever cut from entitlements.

Repeal the Patriot Act.

Stop Privatizing the Military

Get Out Of Afghanistan

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I call bullshit. I say there is PLENTY of money. [View all] SomethingFishy Dec 2012 OP

10 Jet fighters at $350Million a piece? No problem. Because you never know when we JaneyVee Dec 2012 #1

pretty much spot on. fiscal cliff/deficit is all repub propaganda for democrat suckers nt msongs Dec 2012 #2

The US is rolling in $$$. blkmusclmachine Dec 2012 #3

Totally Hydra Dec 2012 #4

Geithner PRINTED Money for Wall Street Banksters. Octafish Dec 2012 #5

Is that because you consider everything owned by all Americans as available for your needs? dkf Dec 2012 #6

Probably more to do with cronycap, a level playing field and the huge transfer of wealth Jim Warren Dec 2012 #7

American households have $60 trillion dollars in wealth. That's right, $60 TRILLION. reformist2 Dec 2012 #8

It's always a problem of distribution, not the wealth itself........ socialist_n_TN Dec 2012 #9

Of course we do. But there is one problem. hifiguy Dec 2012 #10

very true-- but there has to be some way out of this mess NoMoreWarNow Dec 2012 #14

cut from the pentagon not ss, medicare or medicaid. kydo Dec 2012 #11

It's nineteen50 Dec 2012 #12

Damn straight-- it's freaking outrageous NoMoreWarNow Dec 2012 #13

More than enough salib Dec 2012 #15

Aside from all that, bvar22 Dec 2012 #16

More military spending than the next 10 countries COMBINED. DirkGently Dec 2012 #17

Thank you. littlemissmartypants Dec 2012 #18

We can give billions in free money, er subsidies to Big Oil and war contractors... Initech Dec 2012 #19

right on-thank you for saying it No Compromise Dec 2012 #20