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Earth_First

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Wed Nov-03-10 05:57 PM
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Less government?

Perhaps we look at less defense spending...

Last year we spent as a whole $738 billion dollars on the department of defense.

$134 billion of that budget was in procurement alone! BIG contracts to BIG donors of BIG politicians...

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/02/01/us/budget.html

Lockheed, Boeing, General Electric, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, et. al gave a total of $64,315,390 to influence campaigns in return for hundreds of millions of dollars more in 'procurement' contracts...

http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/list.php?type=L

The GOP wants less government...

Here is where you START!

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Warren DeMontague

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Wed Nov-03-10 05:59 PM
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1. They also want smaller government- so they can fit it in your pants or your uterus.

:eyes:

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pacalo

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Wed Nov-03-10 06:04 PM
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4. Small government = more to spend on corporate/military complex.

It's time to refresh memories of Halliburton's wasteful spending, perhaps?

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Warren DeMontague

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Wed Nov-03-10 07:25 PM
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6. Maybe you didn't get my joke.

:shrug:

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pacalo

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Wed Nov-03-10 07:37 PM
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7. It was brilliant

but it led me to another thought in a different direction.

Sorry if I spoiled your joke; it was clever.

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Warren DeMontague

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Wed Nov-03-10 09:27 PM
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8. Wasn't trying to sound touchy- I was more wondering if I phrased it badly.

I'm probably a little edgy, as are we all.

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pacalo

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Wed Nov-03-10 06:01 PM
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2. Exactly.

Add another significant cut: the tax freebies for the top 2%.

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lob1

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Wed Nov-03-10 06:03 PM
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3. The US spends more money on defense than all the

rest of the countries in the world combined. But it's Social Security that's ruining the budget. Damn that s.s.

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doc03

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Wed Nov-03-10 07:21 PM
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5. deleted

Edited on Wed Nov-03-10 08:03 PM by doc03

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