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jeff47

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6. Sure, if any of us were benevolent dictator.

Reply to daleo (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 30, 2013, 11:02 PM

Apr 2013

The folks in the actual government have to deal with a Republican party that won't spend any money on that.

But they will buy tanks the Army doesn't want. Which will employ a bunch of people building tanks.

About as useless as the "United States Hole Filling Company" following the "National Hole Digging Company" around the country. But it does stimulate the economy.

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Defense cuts pose an economic quandary for liberals [View all] Pterodactyl Apr 2013 OP

Washington Post is owned Iliyah Apr 2013 #1

Actually, the Wash. Post is not owned by him. Pterodactyl Apr 2013 #4

You are thinking of the NY Post. nt Javaman May 2013 #11

I don't believe this crap for a moment 4dsc Apr 2013 #2

Use the money for schools, roads, bridges, healthcare, support for the poor, research... daleo Apr 2013 #3

Sure, if any of us were benevolent dictator. jeff47 Apr 2013 #6

Fuck You WP, Fuck You. harun Apr 2013 #5

Why fuck them? bobclark86 May 2013 #16

The MIC cost we want to cut is not jobs or wages, but corporate looting. harun May 2013 #18

Because they are lying dissembling propagandists, that is why. bemildred May 2013 #21

The cuts are one order of magnitude too small and should be ANNUAL and IMMEDIATE. Occulus Apr 2013 #7

Wonder what his re-election slogan would have been... bobclark86 May 2013 #17

The money wasted on killing is supposed to go for building. MrSlayer Apr 2013 #8

Disgusting that the US economic model is partly based on death, destruction and we being the Purveyor Apr 2013 #9

Military spending John2 May 2013 #10

Wouldn't it be something if the defense industry retrofitted to make Javaman May 2013 #12

Thank you...Pour the $$$$ into science, education, NASA, public infrastructure, rail, etc. Blue_Tires May 2013 #14

^^ This ^^ Myrina May 2013 #15

Think of the great minds wasted on creating the machines of war. Dustlawyer May 2013 #13

We're OK with spending all that money, just on something more productive. bemildred May 2013 #19

WA Post is a Beltway driver of Sunday morning talk. closeupready May 2013 #20

National Defense should not be a jobs program. Daniel537 May 2013 #22