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mountain grammy

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20. The MIC is a jobs program..

Reply to tecelote (Original post)

Sat Oct 31, 2015, 10:20 AM

Oct 2015

building huge, expensive military hardware that often the military doesn't want. It's way past time to replace the military industry jobs with clean energy jobs, you know, peace.

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Declare War! [View all] tecelote Oct 2015 OP

K&R Katashi_itto Oct 2015 #1

K&R Paka Oct 2015 #2

Stop the killing and "Give Peace a Chance." tecelote Oct 2015 #4

I'm from that era too. The Vietnam protests did eventually help stop the war, but now in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #5

That's just CRIMINAL! And Congress just voted to take Social security disability benefits away from in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #3

thanks for making this an OP n/t w0nderer Oct 2015 #6

Thanks to You Tecelote McKim Oct 2015 #7

That's not really the budget, this is: JaneyVee Oct 2015 #8

Why the disparity? tecelote Oct 2015 #9

Well, there are lies, damn lies, salib Oct 2015 #12

Discretionary spending vs. total federal spending. Of course SS & Medicare are not Kip Humphrey Oct 2015 #13

you put it better than I would have put it n/t Victor_c3 Oct 2015 #15

Thanks! tecelote Oct 2015 #16

We could cut enough fraud, waste and abuse from the Pentagon budget w/o compromising Dustlawyer Oct 2015 #26

Thank you, Dustlawyer. An excellent post! Kip Humphrey Oct 2015 #28

Exactly. tecelote Oct 2015 #32

+1 n/t Admiral Loinpresser Nov 2015 #39

+ One googool! n/t Admiral Loinpresser Nov 2015 #40

Has the debate progessed to the point that "peace" is the new "librul" ? salib Oct 2015 #10

This won't change now that the NSA has dirt on everyone Moliere Oct 2015 #11

I don't see the CIA, NSA, DEA, FBI, etc jomin41 Oct 2015 #14

If we can't afford to educate our children, to heal our sick or care for our elderly ... Scuba Oct 2015 #17

The profits of the 1% zeemike Oct 2015 #22

Great pie chart... MrMickeysMom Oct 2015 #18

K&R nt Live and Learn Oct 2015 #19

The MIC is a jobs program.. mountain grammy Oct 2015 #20

Another post of importance from RKP5637 - Eisenhower 1961 tecelote Oct 2015 #21

Know Thy Enemy - Oligarchs, Corporations, Banks And Their Media Minions And MIC Henchmen cantbeserious Oct 2015 #23

K&R #FeelTheBern2016. NT newfie11 Oct 2015 #24

Your chart is good, but not accurate . . FairWinds Oct 2015 #25

How much of that military spending is due to the lifetime healthcare/pensions for Frustratedlady Oct 2015 #27

It is hidden under "veterans benefits." FairWinds Oct 2015 #29

I didn't know this. Thanks. tecelote Oct 2015 #30

Figures. Once they are no longer of use, they are disposable for accounting purposes. Frustratedlady Oct 2015 #31

K/R UglyGreed Oct 2015 #33

And it is worth noting that all the money to fight the wars . . FairWinds Oct 2015 #34

The RICH got a big, fat tax cut. bvar22 Oct 2015 #38

And we have the war going on in the USA, gun violence has killed more Americans than was killed Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #35

Great point! tecelote Oct 2015 #36

The crosshairs the TP was pushing some time back should be put on every congressional member who Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #37

How about Annie Oakley? Admiral Loinpresser Nov 2015 #41

The military-industrial complex... YoungDemCA Nov 2015 #42

Thanks for that. tecelote Nov 2015 #43