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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 10:12 AM Original message |
ARE WE SAFE YET? War Resisters 2009 Pie Chart- 51% of Federal Budget Goes to MILITARY SPENDING |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
1. Well, it's pretty obvious to me where the 'sacrifice' should start. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
2. Police $tate |
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MelissaB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
3. Too bad the media will never use this chart on TV for America to see. |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
4. And yet Americans are twelve thousand times more likely to die from Cancer. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. That's a bit disingenuous. That's discretionary spending only, |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 12:18 AM Response to Reply #5 |
16. VA benefits? retirement, pension? these part of this pie? |
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No.23 (517 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
6. Fear ---> security --> strong military --> fear partially subsides --> repeat this cycle |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. The WANT of power and $ = the need for fear = a big need for fabricated enemies = phony wars |
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No.23 (517 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 12:13 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. It's a discussion that many people prefer not to participate in. |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
7. k/r |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
9. Today Obama is headed out to his first official meeting with |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Oh, really? |
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The Leveller (49 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I've not heard that |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
11. More on the budget .. |
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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
13. Some figures |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. This graph is interesting as well - the US spends more than the |
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