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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 02:03 AM Original message |
Barney Frank warned: "reduce military budget," Not Social Security or Medicare: |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 02:07 AM Response to Original message |
1. Interest on Debt is exploding on that chart |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 02:21 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Just 33% "out of proportion". Per the chart, defense spending stayed under 600 |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 02:36 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Yes it's 2010 |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 02:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. it's january of 2010. interest is predicted to balloon to values the same as in the |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 03:09 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Yes, Bush had us in a war |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 03:51 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. the chart goes from 1962 to 2014 & uses constant dollars. thus either the chart is wrong, |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 10:36 AM Response to Reply #10 |
20. Let me see, Yes Bush had us in a war |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 02:35 AM Response to Original message |
3. K&R |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
5. The MIC has involved this nation in what amounts to a suicide pact. |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 04:28 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Agreed & Well Said |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 02:43 AM Response to Original message |
7. Wall Street needs those weapons and this is the Wall Street President. (nt) |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 03:48 AM Response to Original message |
9. PLUS if we would stop separating our military into AF, Army, Navy we'd save 28% . ..!!! |
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onethatcares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 06:14 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. pretty much every other country has |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 03:04 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. Agree . . . STOP starting wars would be even better -- !! |
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Betty Karlson (902 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 06:39 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Let's do it then. It's freezing time anyway. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 07:14 AM Response to Original message |
14. The MIC is a sacred cow. nt |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 07:56 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. It's A Profit Center... |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 08:02 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Albeit WAR is Big Business, it is tragically The Business of "Death and Destruction." |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 07:21 AM Response to Original message |
15. K & R nt |
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unhappycamper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
16. That $57,000 a minute is for the 'new' 30,000 boots on the ground. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
17. On this issue Barney Frank is Spot On. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
21. We were almost back to sanity in the 90s, then W came. |
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LeftinOH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
22. How much does it cost to at year just to keep Gitmo open (never mind the detainees)..?? |
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