15 Facts About Military Spending That Will Blow Your Mind

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  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    Jason P wrote:
    polaris_x wrote:
    it's called the military industrial complex ... those of us on the "left" have been trying to point it out for a while now ... better late than never i guess ... ;)
    Don't get me wrong, we still need to bomb people. We just need to find more efficient and cost effective ways of doing it. :geek:

    :think:

    .....

    :think:

    I've got it! We'll use drones!
  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    polaris_x wrote:
    riotgrl wrote:
    Revolution is not something I throw around lightly (and I'm not saying you are) but I do wonder if that is going to be the end solution. Or, more likely, we will go the way of other great "empires" and self-destruct or become a third rate player again.

    the US is not the empire ... that would indicate that americans are benefiting from this behaviour ... this is not the case in the US ... i don't see a revolution ever happening ... as long as people still continue to play this red/blue liberal/conservative democrat/republican game - they will forever be pawns of the corporate agenda ...

    Thank you.

    Exactly the way I feel...

    Not all of us are foolish... Unfortunately, the majority can't see through this game and we continue to see our politicians representing the money, not the people.
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Jason P wrote:
    * The pentagon budget consumes 80% of individual income tax revenue

    * The Pentagon spends more on war than all 50 states combined spend on health, education, welfare, and safety

    That is insane.

    And yet some people still complain about their taxes going towards helping the sick and the poor.
  • MotoDC
    MotoDC Posts: 947
    polaris_x wrote:
    riotgrl wrote:
    And what a twisted, sordid mess that is. I wonder if we (the collective we, that is) understood all the profiteering that comes from being a part of this complex, if we might not just start demanding a real change. Not just a reduced military budget but a true overhaul.

    that complex basically plays itself into all aspects of gov't now ... corporate profiteering is the primary function of gov't right now ...

    there is no solution but revolution
    Shhh...you think the CIA can't get you in Kanadia? Brandon Raub, what?
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    MotoDC wrote:
    Shhh...you think the CIA can't get you in Kanadia? Brandon Raub, what?

    if there was even one iota of a possibility that the american people will wake up and resists ... maybe i get a knock on the door ... but there isn't ...
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,218
    Byrnzie wrote:
    Jason P wrote:
    * The pentagon budget consumes 80% of individual income tax revenue

    * The Pentagon spends more on war than all 50 states combined spend on health, education, welfare, and safety

    That is insane.

    And yet some people still complain about their taxes going towards helping the sick and the poor.


    True. Helps to put things into perspective...Our priories might be a bit out of whack in some places.
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