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25. Yes it is. Americans need to realize they are selling the future for perpetual war.

Sun Dec 27, 2015, 02:27 PM

Dec 2015

This satirical website hits on a lot of great points about how perpetual war is paid for by austerity, which lowers the standard of living of the vast majority of Americans.

Americans Excited for ISIS War at Expense of Own Standard of Living

WASHINGTON (The Nil Admirari) - Earlier today, the results of a TNA study were released and showed over 67% of Americans were eager for a new ground war in the Middle East, which will initially target the Islamic State (ISIS) before putting Iran in its sights. The hawkish Americans asserted there should always be money for war, and American citizens should have to pay the price of funding the overseas empire with cuts to social safety net programs, education, infrastructure, and healthcare, among many other things.

Bigelow added, "To these Americans there is always money for war, even while they are being told programs like Social Security are in trouble. They don't seem to care they would continue to pay for perpetual war with austerity in the form of cuts to programs meant to give them the high standard of living they should expect to have in the world's richest nation."

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It's your choice: Regime Change or Improving the Lives of Americans [View all] tecelote Dec 2015 OP

When We Stand Together - No Citizen Need Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Dec 2015 #1

If we can't afford to educate our children, to heal our sick or care for our elderly ... Scuba Dec 2015 #2

Excellent point!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2015 #3

I missed the best quote. tecelote Dec 2015 #4

And, to go along with "what is it the defense budget is defending"... tecelote Dec 2015 #5

Here n2doc Dec 2015 #7

I saved this to read later. tecelote Dec 2015 #28

It's defending the interests of Big Oil and the MIC Martin Eden Dec 2015 #10

To protect and expand the wealth and interests of the financial elite. THAT is America's #1 job. stillwaiting Dec 2015 #23

You noticed that too, eh? Scuba Dec 2015 #24

She is just doing the bidding of her donors n2doc Dec 2015 #6

Regime Change. ..that's going to leave a mark. .. I'd. LOL it if it weren't libdem4life Dec 2015 #8

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Dec 2015 #9

We're not bringing "democracy" to other countries Martin Eden Dec 2015 #11

A bumper sticker on my street ybbor Dec 2015 #12

It would be **nice** if we had a more functional democracy in our own country Martin Eden Dec 2015 #16

Exactly! MisSpentYth Dec 2015 #31

I think you confuse regime change with takeover tech3149 Dec 2015 #13

I commend your post a gazillion times! chervilant Dec 2015 #17

I'm hoping Bernie will come out with one of the real reasons pangaia Dec 2015 #14

Exactly. tecelote Dec 2015 #15

those who vote for spending all of our money on foreign debacles are not really Dems Doctor_J Dec 2015 #18

THis is what we can't afford Ferd Berfel Dec 2015 #19

Its now being called the Military Industrial and Congressional Complex. no text DhhD Dec 2015 #20

Kicked and recommended. Duval Dec 2015 #21

Well, Saint Raygun got it right when he declared that our politics and morals are inseperable stupidicus Dec 2015 #22

Yes it is. Americans need to realize they are selling the future for perpetual war. LS_Editor Dec 2015 #25

I'll take improving the lives of ordinary azmom Dec 2015 #26

KNR Faux pas Dec 2015 #27

Let's have regime change in the USA! I'm sick of the Top 0.1% Regime that is ALWAYS in charge! nt mhatrw Dec 2015 #29

Great response! tecelote Dec 2015 #30