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In reply to the discussion: If you're an elected dem who is open to cutting Social Security, or Medicare or S.N.A.P., Fuck you. [View all]FlaGranny
(8,361 posts)and democrats have decided that since Republicans have forgotten the word that they themselves should start acting more like Republicans. Democrats have been the compromisers in the last few decades and what has that gotten us - a more right wing Democratic party, one that has forgotten Democratic values, one that dares to say we must cut social programs.
Eisenhower knew this was going to happen and warned against it. The big corps that make billions from war are the real leaders of the country. If they were not, we could afford what every other country can afford - excellent safety nets for their entire populations.
I would break it down to say that if you are against sufficient safety nets you are for war and full power for the war machine, because that is where our money goes.
P.S. Did I hear recently that 61% of our tax money goes to the military? I could be mistaken, but that is probably close.