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The need to cut social safety nets becomes apparent after this read.
$3,175 million to Israel, $1,550 million to Egypt and 3,884 million to other various nations was spent in 2010 by our State department
http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/politics/us-foreign-aid.htm
Estimates for 2011 military budgets is 2.3 trillion
http://www.globalissues.org/article/75/world-military-spending#USMilitarySpending
How much do we save by cutting assistance for the poor and elderly ?
#1 - Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:21 PM ESTWhy are we pinching pennies trying to kill unions when billions are flying out the door ? Now there talking about another war ?
#2 - Tue Mar 1, 2011 12:02 PM ESTBecause billions are flooding the districts that have special interests as cash cows that provide all the campaign funds they need to run for election so they will take care of their golden geese and let the rest of us slide of the map.
Remember in 2012
Get private money out of elections. Not even the most dedicated and sincere politico can even hope to win or retain office with unlimited $ ready to smear, slander, and crush anyone that doesn't join in the "pay to play" system we have now .
It is not about money, it is about who it affects. If the unions win, guess who loses? Also keep in mind that the potential "loser" has far more influence in government than the winner.
#3 - Tue Mar 1, 2011 5:12 PM ESTSocial Security budget around $ 600 billion.
National Security budget around $ 1 200 billion.
Do Americans really want to do their budget reductions in Social Security? Really?
Keep American troops in Germany, while terminating Granny's medicine?
Keep buying useless F-35 jets while letting even more babies die? (The US already has the worst infant mortality rate in the developed world -- do we really want it to get worse?.)
#4 - Wed Mar 2, 2011 6:09 AM ESTBernie Sanders is SO cool!
He uses a simple word: "investing". Money spent on the people is an investment in the future of the nation. That is the fundamental difference in outlook between the US and Europe.
Power is the answer the voting public has been split by a very effective corporate media campaign. Keep them in the dark an feed them BS. What is amazing is how many people buy this Tea Party trash.
Politicians do not want the budget balanced that would mean cutting the military, state department and taxing the rich, there benefactors.
#5 - Wed Mar 2, 2011 9:00 AM ESTRepublicans demand that the budget be balanced on the backs of the middle class. In 2012 what will the voters demand?
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