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King_Klonopin

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44. There's only one solution: more cuts to the food stamp program.
Sun Sep 29, 2013, 01:21 AM
Sep 2013

What percentage of food stamp dollars turns out to be
"wasted money", do you suppose?

Now, what percentage of the $650 billion defense budget
turns out to be "wasted money"?

Answer: It depends ...

If you're a Republican, then 100% of the food stamp program
(and "welfare&quot is considered to be a HUGE waste of money,
while $1.5 trillion flushed down the MIC toilet is considered to be
no more than patriotic chump change.

Other folks may hold the opinion that we could cut the defense
budget by $200 billion, re-allocate the money to places where it
could be put to a better use, and never feel a pinch. But, in reality,
the MIC is just a government-protected racket for industries which
rake in trillions of dollars from the taxpayers.

F-35's, B-2 Bombers, F-22's, Patriot Missiles ...
it's all the same con game.

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I bet there's more stuff that the War Machine produced that doesn't do shit. sakabatou Sep 2013 #1
John McCain, for one example Scootaloo Sep 2013 #39
DUzy sakabatou Sep 2013 #40
There's only one thing a weapons program has to do to be considered a success. MattSh Sep 2013 #46
k&r nt steve2470 Sep 2013 #2
Well, I missed that one Fumesucker Sep 2013 #3
DUzy n/t Flying Squirrel Sep 2013 #9
Well, maybe if we spend all of our budget... Alkene Sep 2013 #4
Can't decide if I like your reply or truedelphi Sep 2013 #34
Yup, also, our 1.5T$ per year health care denial industry Repubs want back. Festivito Sep 2013 #5
du rec. xchrom Sep 2013 #6
k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Sep 2013 #7
I've been posting threads in the Veterans forum about the F-35 for a long time now. unhappycamper Sep 2013 #8
Would that be this madokie Sep 2013 #11
Nope - think BIIIIIIG unhappycamper Sep 2013 #12
Too early for me to think that big I guess madokie Sep 2013 #13
I'll give you a hint: unhappycamper Sep 2013 #14
Virginia Class submarines are about half that. NutmegYankee Sep 2013 #23
I would suggest that wikipedia $$ for military stuff is way under priced. unhappycamper Sep 2013 #47
Links please NutmegYankee Sep 2013 #48
I have those number somewhere in my Journal. unhappycamper Sep 2013 #50
Rooting around in one's Journal is more difficult than I thought it would be. unhappycamper Sep 2013 #54
Aluminium?????? Mopar151 Sep 2013 #27
Didn't anyone tell these dumbasses about the galvanic series? jmowreader Sep 2013 #49
I thought it would've been that giant rail gun they're designing. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #28
...the drug war? Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #10
Good thing we have the F-22 to fall back on. bahrbearian Sep 2013 #15
Stop the F35, but the F22 DOES work and works well 7962 Sep 2013 #16
Your kidding me right, it works well? bahrbearian Sep 2013 #19
The F-22 is pointless. dairydog91 Sep 2013 #21
We've always fought against countries armed and flight trained by Russians 7962 Sep 2013 #42
Where did they get the technology? bahrbearian Sep 2013 #52
Worth noting that the article appears to be largely speculation. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2013 #17
$5000 per capita? I think you missed a "carry the 1" somewhere. n/t hughee99 Sep 2013 #30
I don't think so, although I may be wrong. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2013 #31
Sorry it was me. I'm the one who dropped the ball on "carrying the one". hughee99 Sep 2013 #32
Look at it this way: Thank god it doesn't work, or they'd USE it. nt Romulox Sep 2013 #18
And you gotta have a war. undeterred Sep 2013 #20
I may be naive, but which of our current foes has fighter planes to test it out on? libdem4life Sep 2013 #22
We came a hair's breath from a US / Russia confrontation earlier this month.... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #24
Oh my..like real fighters to shoot down, or war games antics-like buzzing each other...hadn't heard? libdem4life Sep 2013 #25
Like U.S. 6th Fleet vs. Russian Mediterranean Task Force... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #26
The point is ... redistribution of the wealth. earthside Sep 2013 #29
A lot of it is middle-class to middle-class transfer. dairydog91 Sep 2013 #33
It would be better for those engineers and manufacturers, etc to be rebuilding our infrastruicture. Incitatus Sep 2013 #35
k&r n/t SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2013 #36
Every idiot supporting this boondoggle ought to read..... lastlib Sep 2013 #37
Welfare for the MIC blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #38
Don't we still make bombers to fight the USSR? AlbertCat Sep 2013 #41
Wouldn't that be something like 3-4 thousand dollars for every person in the USA. ?? BlueJazz Sep 2013 #43
There's only one solution: more cuts to the food stamp program. King_Klonopin Sep 2013 #44
"Bogdan suggested that pilots worried about being shot down should fly cargo aircraft instead" steve2470 Sep 2013 #45
My father worked for a military contractor back in the 70's bighart Sep 2013 #51
good for your dad, an honorable man ! nt steve2470 Sep 2013 #53
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