The most recent Paul Ryan fantasy-government budget takes money from the poor and gives it to defense — despite the fact that they swore they’d take cuts from defense if they couldn’t resolve the budget last fall. (By appointing only no-tax-pledge congress people to the committee, they made sure it would fail). Now they show that they were dealing in bad faith from the beginning. It is imperative that we eliminate the house majority if we’re to get America balanced again. It was encouraging that the senate leadership is realizing that “gentlemen’s agreements” to stop blocking and fillibustering are pointless with a party that contains no gentlemen, it sounds like we’ll get real fillibuster reform in 2013.
We continue to fund the military with zeal so that they can protect us. Too bad we can’t better fund medical research that could save more lives than the armed forces.
Well, we can’t say Ike didn’t warn us. Some people just refuse to learn. Anyone else notice how the House put back cuts the Pentagon made to their own budget?
The problem isn’t “defense”, it is CONTRACTING!! Whether drafted in the Pentagon, or “security establishment”, or elsewhere in “social services”, “healthcare”, etc, etc. The PRIVATIZATION of government AND WAR, is tearing our economy, and many others, apart. Ike was really warning about that “Industrial” side of the complex, quite rightfully. Reaganomics wasn’t just about an unsustainable “tax” model, but a sale of America, to those same “persons” SCOTUS gave a “right” to abuse us, “real people”.
The war on poverty has had very good results. There are a lot fewer people dying in poverty in old age, and don’t let conservatives pretend otherwise. By “rightisright’s” logic, since we haven’t won a land war in 20 years, we should defund the department of defense.
Fascism is , according to my dictionary virtually synonymous with dictatorship. Nazism, on the other hand, is racist nationalism such as might be found in the KKK.
Boehner is again saying, moments ago, NO TAX INCREASES, and CUT all “social programs”. I suggest we start here: 1. CANCEL ALL DEFENSE CONTRACTS, TODAY. 2. REinstate ALL royalty collections on public lands and waters, and mandate no royalty shall be less than the HIGHEST PAID ON PRIVATE LANDS. 3. Eliminate the 1872 Mining Act, and make ALL minerals LEASEABLE. 3. RAISE all federal grazing rates to equal or exceed the fees on state OR PRIVATE LANDS in a state. 4. Allow all members of Congress, House and Senate, salaries for TWO aides, they must pay all the rest out of their own, or “party” pockets.
Have a few more, like taxing 100% of all “day trade” profits on stocks held for less than one year, allowing brokers to charge ONLY for SALES that make a profit, and mandatory capital punishment for any “financial industry” board member or CEO found to be pilfering, or getting a “bonus”, if the corporation fails to make a profit in that quarter.
We could cut our military back to the bare minimum needed for the strategic defense of our nation and to keep clear the seaways.
Of course if we did that the bloodshed would probably be tremendous, but then, we don’t know that for sure. Maybe the world will get its act together, so, let’s find out. If the Asian/European continent CAN get its crap together, let Syria be the test.
ARodney almost 12 years ago
The most recent Paul Ryan fantasy-government budget takes money from the poor and gives it to defense — despite the fact that they swore they’d take cuts from defense if they couldn’t resolve the budget last fall. (By appointing only no-tax-pledge congress people to the committee, they made sure it would fail). Now they show that they were dealing in bad faith from the beginning. It is imperative that we eliminate the house majority if we’re to get America balanced again. It was encouraging that the senate leadership is realizing that “gentlemen’s agreements” to stop blocking and fillibustering are pointless with a party that contains no gentlemen, it sounds like we’ll get real fillibuster reform in 2013.
Odon Premium Member almost 12 years ago
We continue to fund the military with zeal so that they can protect us. Too bad we can’t better fund medical research that could save more lives than the armed forces.
Fund Research ~ Not War
walruscarver2000 almost 12 years ago
Well, we can’t say Ike didn’t warn us. Some people just refuse to learn. Anyone else notice how the House put back cuts the Pentagon made to their own budget?
Dtroutma almost 12 years ago
The problem isn’t “defense”, it is CONTRACTING!! Whether drafted in the Pentagon, or “security establishment”, or elsewhere in “social services”, “healthcare”, etc, etc. The PRIVATIZATION of government AND WAR, is tearing our economy, and many others, apart. Ike was really warning about that “Industrial” side of the complex, quite rightfully. Reaganomics wasn’t just about an unsustainable “tax” model, but a sale of America, to those same “persons” SCOTUS gave a “right” to abuse us, “real people”.
Rymlianin almost 12 years ago
We should go back to the pre-WWII name, the War Department.
vwdualnomand almost 12 years ago
didn’t ike say be afraid of the military-industrial complex. that it would lead america to ruin. the same guns or butter argument.
Yontrop almost 12 years ago
Nixon ended the “War on Poverty”. Reagan declared a “War on Drugs” that is costing far more and looks more and more like a war on the poor.
ARodney almost 12 years ago
The war on poverty has had very good results. There are a lot fewer people dying in poverty in old age, and don’t let conservatives pretend otherwise. By “rightisright’s” logic, since we haven’t won a land war in 20 years, we should defund the department of defense.
walruscarver2000 almost 12 years ago
Fascism is , according to my dictionary virtually synonymous with dictatorship. Nazism, on the other hand, is racist nationalism such as might be found in the KKK.
Dtroutma almost 12 years ago
Boehner is again saying, moments ago, NO TAX INCREASES, and CUT all “social programs”. I suggest we start here: 1. CANCEL ALL DEFENSE CONTRACTS, TODAY. 2. REinstate ALL royalty collections on public lands and waters, and mandate no royalty shall be less than the HIGHEST PAID ON PRIVATE LANDS. 3. Eliminate the 1872 Mining Act, and make ALL minerals LEASEABLE. 3. RAISE all federal grazing rates to equal or exceed the fees on state OR PRIVATE LANDS in a state. 4. Allow all members of Congress, House and Senate, salaries for TWO aides, they must pay all the rest out of their own, or “party” pockets.
Have a few more, like taxing 100% of all “day trade” profits on stocks held for less than one year, allowing brokers to charge ONLY for SALES that make a profit, and mandatory capital punishment for any “financial industry” board member or CEO found to be pilfering, or getting a “bonus”, if the corporation fails to make a profit in that quarter.
rini1946 almost 12 years ago
can’t cut defense or the war that would mean higher unemployment when all the soldiers get home.
caligula almost 12 years ago
We could cut our military back to the bare minimum needed for the strategic defense of our nation and to keep clear the seaways.
Of course if we did that the bloodshed would probably be tremendous, but then, we don’t know that for sure. Maybe the world will get its act together, so, let’s find out. If the Asian/European continent CAN get its crap together, let Syria be the test.