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mick063

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16. Dept. of Homeland Security

Reply to DemocratForJustice (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2013, 02:09 PM

Jul 2013

It didn't exist before 2001. A whole new Department created to "keep us safe".

The money for this department should be included with respect to defense spending. It is, after all, for defense.

The "shell game" crap with respect to defense spending doesn't get past me. Claiming that defense spending is decreasing, while ignoring the costs of an entire new department, is nothing short of propaganda.

Homeland Security and Dept. of Defense must be lumped together to give us the true picture of federal costs for defense.

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The numbers NOBODY wants you to see. Military spend now TRIPLE that of cold war, 50% higher than [View all] DemocratForJustice Jul 2013 OP

Absolute ProSense Jul 2013 #1

the defense budget has gone down every year since 2012 dsc Jul 2013 #2

A military budget 1/20th this size would still be way too effing big. Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #3

"The defense budget has gone down every year since 2012, a total of about $4 billion Downtown Hound Jul 2013 #4

That's what I said. ProSense Jul 2013 #5

Wow... that's some awesome dishonesty cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #7

What the hell are you talking about? ProSense Jul 2013 #9

Which does not contradict the OP cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #23

+1 woo me with science Jul 2013 #15

Shocked to see you in as the first defender GlashFordan Jul 2013 #18

Are you making fun of a longtime member? hrmjustin Jul 2013 #20

Welcome to DU. You're "shocked"? ProSense Jul 2013 #21

k&r for the truth, however depressing it may be. n/t Laelth Jul 2013 #6

Rec'ing this dreamnightwind Jul 2013 #8

Funny, I don't feel safer. Scuba Jul 2013 #10

You mean the fighter jets all grounded for asphyxiating the pilots Heywood J Jul 2013 #11

And they are lying to us about that too. nt bemildred Jul 2013 #12

+1000000 n/t Catherina Jul 2013 #22

We are lied to incessantly. woo me with science Jul 2013 #13

And nearly a quarter of American children live in poverty. woo me with science Jul 2013 #14

Dept. of Homeland Security mick063 Jul 2013 #16

You voted for the quagmire in Iraq Kolesar Jul 2013 #17

But..but..they're keeping us safe...from being spyed on by the military..oh, wait. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #19