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markmyword

(180 posts)
19. Enough is Enough!
Thu Nov 12, 2015, 01:17 PM
Nov 2015

Finally a candidate who says the military funding has to stop!

How about using all those billions of dollars to help AMERICANS get out of poverty, building infrastructure, creating jobs in America and I don't mean minimum wage jobs . Opening factories here in America with good salaries, FREE college for everyone.

Breaking up all these monopolies airlines, banks, etc WOULD create MORE jobs!

Putting money into our school system, and paying teachers good salaries, in order to attract better qualified candidates.

What kinda of country BLAMES ALL there problems on TEACHERS, yet never looks to the poverty, home life, family problems ( mental health problems which come into the school system), lack of jobs, gun violence in a community,etc.

CONGRESS SHOULD be held accountable NOT SCHOOL TEACHERS for the problems America faces!
Health care for all!

Increase the monthly payments to seniors on Social Security, congress should try living on $1200 a month! We're a wealthy country, why do we have money TAKEN out of that S.S. Check. They take $104 for part A and $45 for part D. So that $1200- 149= $1151 each month to live on. Then if you want supplemental insurance, that's more out of that check and prescription medicines!
What's left to live on???
Why not think of PEACEFUL solutions instead of going to war and killing people all the time.

BERNIE HAS to be the Democratic candidate, HIllary IS the establishment and will KEEP the status quo, and support Wall St. And the Corporations.
America can't afford another administration doing NOTHING for the middle class!

Bernie HAS to be the democratic candidate! NO MORE DEFENSE MONEY!

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K&R! marym625 Nov 2015 #1
K&R - Some Clinton fans have not yet gotten the memo. 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #2
Aw, you Bernistas never post any issue-oriented facts! Doctor_J Nov 2015 #3
K/R UglyGreed Nov 2015 #4
Presidents cannot increase or decrease military spending. MineralMan Nov 2015 #5
Because the executive branch doesn't send over any funding requests jeff47 Nov 2015 #8
I've watched Military Appropriation Bills for years. MineralMan Nov 2015 #9
If you had been watching, you'd understand that this is Bernie in his role as a US Senator, talking Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #11
Did his vote have any effect on the actual result? MineralMan Nov 2015 #12
Sending over the budget; veto power; a lot of influence over members of his or her own party, esp. merrily Nov 2015 #17
The President's budget proposal is just that - a proposal. MineralMan Nov 2015 #32
I understand the process-as does Jeff47--and stand by my prior post as to the budget. merrily Nov 2015 #37
You're forgetting something called the bully pulpit... raindaddy Nov 2015 #40
No, I'm not forgetting it. MineralMan Nov 2015 #41
He's used it sparingly.. And not when it comes to the military budget, Wall Street fraud,.... raindaddy Nov 2015 #43
People are complaining about Executive power, but on DU, they are as helpless as newborns merrily Nov 2015 #18
Less powerful than an HO Locomotive! Scuba Nov 2015 #23
Well, more powerful than that, of course, but MineralMan Nov 2015 #24
Please remind me where in the Constitution is the part that prevents the President ... Scuba Nov 2015 #25
Of course he can do that, and has. And yet, we have Republicans in control MineralMan Nov 2015 #34
"... and he has." Not for a public option, not for reduced defense spending, only for the TPP. Scuba Nov 2015 #36
he can veto restorefreedom Nov 2015 #6
Obama vetoed the last Pentagon budget sent to him just weeks ago: Fred Sanders Nov 2015 #35
that 50 billion "for future wars" makes me so mad. grrrrr. nt restorefreedom Nov 2015 #42
Another reason why I support him! sabrina 1 Nov 2015 #7
Enough is Enough! markmyword Nov 2015 #19
A President can do not a single one of those things. MineralMan Nov 2015 #30
Debunked above in post # 25. Scuba Nov 2015 #33
This must receive hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Nov 2015 #10
Another reason why i support him sabrina 1 Nov 2015 #13
You do realize he's running for President, right? George II Nov 2015 #14
K n R. bunnies Nov 2015 #15
K & R AzDar Nov 2015 #16
Terrible advice from Mineral Man . . FairWinds Nov 2015 #20
F-35 should have been dead and buried years ago...no longer just a White Elephant it is a symbol of Fred Sanders Nov 2015 #22
Walking The Walk - Talking The Talk cantbeserious Nov 2015 #21
That is why he gets my vote. TM99 Nov 2015 #26
The thing about overspending on the war budget is that for every dollar spent for guns, bombs, PatrickforO Nov 2015 #27
/\_/\_This_/\_/\ Scuba Nov 2015 #28
Hopefully Bernie will bring up military spending in the debate Saturday. It's a winning issue. think Nov 2015 #29
Don't worry Hillary has a ready response regarding military spending: Still In Wisconsin Nov 2015 #39
Paid Patriotism SoapBox Nov 2015 #31
Wait, whaaaat? azmom Nov 2015 #38
Watch the DC pundits all claim he just killed his campaign.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #44
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