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MichiganVote

(21,086 posts)
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 08:40 PM Oct 2013

13 Years in Afghanistan..but we can't afford decent health care

13 years in Afghanistan and we can't now enjoy our National Parks, you know, the ones we pay for
13 years in Afghanistan and we can't support Head Start
13 years in Afghanistan and we can't feed kids, single mothers, WIC
13 years in Afghanistan and we can't fix our infrastructure
13 years in Afghanistan and Republicans vote to repeal one, just one, health care law 42x
13 years in Afghanistan and the wages of everyone but the wealthy are sickening
13 years in Afghanistan and our best/brightest college graduates can't get jobs (36% unemployment rate)
13 years in Afghanistan and our Federal employees are working for free to keep some government doors open
13 years in Afghanistan and we have countless judicial openings that have NOT been filled
13 years in Afghanistan and we still lack a National Energy Policy
13 years in Afghanistan and we lack a coherent and fair national immigration policy
13 year in Afghanistan, 20 murdered little kids and we have no coherent safe citizen policy (yeah, talking gun control, deal with it)
13 years in Afghanistan and our education system continues in decline
13 years in Afghanistan and our police and fire services are underfunded
13 years in Afghanistan and we have fewer civil rights than we did have 13 years ago
13 years in Afghanistan and Guantanamo continues to be open
13 years in Afghanistan and we are have no FDA/food safety assurance
13 years in Afghanistan and we pay more in taxes while the wealthy do not, will not, are sure not to pay
13 years in Afghanistan and we aid other countries before we take care of our own
13 years in Afghanistan and our trade laws continue to favor business, other countries etc. OVER our interests

Got a picture yet?

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13 Years in Afghanistan..but we can't afford decent health care (Original Post) MichiganVote Oct 2013 OP
New Air Force Planes Go Directly to 'Boneyard'.... Junkdrawer Oct 2013 #1
Yup. Saw that. This is not going to end well. MichiganVote Oct 2013 #2
Remember those ridiculous Red Dawn movies? Junkdrawer Oct 2013 #3
I figure they'll just want another war. Ok so who's up next? MichiganVote Oct 2013 #6
Apples and oranges; not everything can be blamed on Afghanistan. babylonsister Oct 2013 #4
You've missed my point. MichiganVote Oct 2013 #5
Not really, but babylonsister Oct 2013 #7
 

MichiganVote

(21,086 posts)
6. I figure they'll just want another war. Ok so who's up next?
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 08:53 PM
Oct 2013

That Syrian thing turned into a bust for them. Must be some flag out there they haven't captured yet.

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