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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 10:28 AM Original message |
why are politicians NEVER concerned about paying for wars, even if they are unnecessary wars |
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mucifer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
1. social programs can't usually donate much funds the politicians campaigns. |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 10:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. exactly -- it's all based on who their real employers are... |
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ipaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
3. Politicians are by and large from the top 1% |
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teknomanzer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
4. This sounds like a rhetorical question... |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
5. War is the easiest way to siphon off the Treasury to the elite. |
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nuxvomica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
6. I think the larger question is why are wars so easy to support? |
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dragonlady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
7. Wars drive up the deficit so that when it's time to vote on social programs |
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