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kpete

(71,961 posts) Wed Jun 10, 2020, 08:25 AM Jun 2020

We spend too much public money on the wrong priorities.

https://liberalsarecool.com/post/620492027747041280/we-spend-too-much-public-money-on-the-wrong

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We spend too much public money on the wrong priorities. (Original Post) kpete Jun 2020 OP

Precisely Sherman A1 Jun 2020 #1

Kpete, I'm for moving at least half of the military budget to public schools. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #2

All the profits in privatized social services go to UpInArms Jun 2020 #3

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

1. Precisely

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jun 10, 2020, 08:34 AM

Jun 2020

We really need to re-evaluate all our spending and priorities.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,488 posts)

2. Kpete, I'm for moving at least half of the military budget to public schools.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jun 10, 2020, 08:53 AM

Jun 2020

My daughter has to spend her own money to provide adequate supplies for her public school classes every year and yet we live in an area that's home to two of the largest auto assembly plants in the nation as well as one of the largest healthcare insurance companies.

Economic, social, racial and asset inequality is killing us.

KY.........

UpInArms

(51,280 posts)

3. All the profits in privatized social services go to

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jun 10, 2020, 09:46 AM

Jun 2020

The top, while they starve out the workers and supply chains ...

This country’s priorities have been backwards for decades.

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