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PaulX2

(2,032 posts) Sat Nov 10, 2018, 12:47 PM Nov 2018

A Trillion For Military / Security Cuts For Fire Fighters - See Trump Budget And Cry California

You can google too but this is what I found in less than 5 seconds.

https://wildfiretoday.com/2017/11/09/presidents-proposed-fy18-wildland-fire-budget-includes-some-reductions/

We can spend trillions for soldiers, and equipment, but pennies on fire suppression, and prevention.

Something is wrong here.

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A Trillion For Military / Security Cuts For Fire Fighters - See Trump Budget And Cry California (Original Post) PaulX2 Nov 2018 OP

Looks Like 17% Reduction Overall PaulX2 Nov 2018 #1

Military busy stopping Caravan. No time for fires. Sneederbunk Nov 2018 #2

We have the house DOA Demsrule86 Nov 2018 #3

As though he is deliberately trying to destroy the Home Owners Insurance industry Deb Nov 2018 #4

PaulX2

(2,032 posts)

1. Looks Like 17% Reduction Overall

Reply to PaulX2 (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2018, 12:49 PM

Nov 2018

Watch it all burn!

Sneederbunk

(17,640 posts)

2. Military busy stopping Caravan. No time for fires.

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Sat Nov 10, 2018, 12:51 PM

Nov 2018

Demsrule86

(71,555 posts)

3. We have the house DOA

Reply to PaulX2 (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2018, 12:56 PM

Nov 2018

Deb

(3,744 posts)

4. As though he is deliberately trying to destroy the Home Owners Insurance industry

Reply to PaulX2 (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2018, 12:58 PM

Nov 2018

Or at least the affordable policies for most families.

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