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alarimer

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15. We should measure military equipment in Meals-on-Wheels equivalents.

Reply to monmouth4 (Original post)

Thu Mar 16, 2017, 01:49 PM

Mar 2017

In other words, this tank would feed X senior shut-ins for the day. Or whatever piece of military hardware.

And then pass out sheets with this info at every single airshow and military parade. I'm so fucking mad right now. And I am supposed to go to a reunion of my boyfriend's old unit (HMX- the ones that run Marine One for the President) next month and I am pretty sure I will want to give those folks a piece of my mind, having to sit and listen to whatever jingoistic bullshit there will be.

So I need to be armed with facts. Like, "Do you know that tank over there is equivalent to 1 millions bottles of water for Flint residents (or pick whatever other disaster)?" "Does it make you happy to know senior citizens are going hungry so you can play your war games?"

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I really need to re-think my being grateful for many things. I just read a horror story of how [View all] monmouth4 Mar 2017 OP

republicans are political bullies...they prey on those who can't defend themselves. spanone Mar 2017 #1

Meals program is so important. Wellstone ruled Mar 2017 #2

"Die quickly" comes back again and again, doesn't it eleny Mar 2017 #8

Volunteered in the poorest neighborhood, Wellstone ruled Mar 2017 #13

Having worked in Human Svcs for the better part of 30 years this rings true eleny Mar 2017 #16

Agree. Wellstone ruled Mar 2017 #18

Good point regarding True Dough Mar 2017 #3

I had a man tell me one time he really didn't like the food all that much but the woman who monmouth4 Mar 2017 #6

I wish Donald Trump was that man True Dough Mar 2017 #14

Trump's budget is just a proposal. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2017 #4

But they will pit it against something that is... coco22 Mar 2017 #9

I agree - Proposing this and their becoming bargaining chips is beyond description eleny Mar 2017 #11

I don't know how anyone could be so evil as to go after the most vulnerable in smirkymonkey Mar 2017 #5

Agree on all you say..n/t monmouth4 Mar 2017 #7

drumpf is all about making the very wealthiest wealthier and democratisphere Mar 2017 #10

That sums his character up quite well. mnhtnbb Mar 2017 #17

This is a calculated risk the Trumpteam is making. Fla Dem Mar 2017 #12

We should measure military equipment in Meals-on-Wheels equivalents. alarimer Mar 2017 #15

WIC via the Department of Agricultue is also taking a big hit with his proposed budget. 33taw Mar 2017 #19

Yep. That Meals on Wheels program has been bankrupting the country world wide wally Mar 2017 #20

When we began caring for my father in law mountain grammy Mar 2017 #21

So nice to hear that. The man I spoke to was a hoot. He loved his MOW ladies..n/t monmouth4 Mar 2017 #22

on the bright side. he will kill reaganism. pansypoo53219 Mar 2017 #23

The pre-Tea Party GOP in Congress are bad - but still ground in some reality salin Mar 2017 #24