tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post7599961160359588162..comments2023-10-30T07:45:59.446-04:00Comments on Termites of Sin: How to fund Education, Environment, Arts, Healthcare, and other stuff like thatMr. Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-428551486935373972011-04-18T17:04:07.169-04:002011-04-18T17:04:07.169-04:00You're right. That pissed me off. Me, a gal wh...You're right. That pissed me off. Me, a gal who depends on a military retirement pension for my bread and butter. That's sometimes hard for folks to fathom--that a USAF officer's family could be progressive and ready to see the DOD shrunk to a manageable and appropriate size--but there it is. Call it experience. <br /><br />And tell me WHY aren't we hearing the clamor to bring the boys and girls home right now? Mutters, but no clamoring. What the hell is that?Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-46562177673960433312011-04-17T07:45:04.023-04:002011-04-17T07:45:04.023-04:00"You don't need a weatherman to know whic..."You don't need a weatherman to know which the wind blows."Punchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17904275145636893257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-25996004585378349222011-04-14T20:13:45.024-04:002011-04-14T20:13:45.024-04:00BB... spot on. The whole economic thing surroundi...BB... spot on. The whole economic thing surrounding the military will make it nearly impossible to change the system. We have to do it a piece at a time. As much as I dislike it, we come by military force honestly as throughout the nation's history we've been sucked into one war after another as a way of solving problems. I hesitate to say that it actually seems like we're coming to realize that force is more of a problem than a solution.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-81295916715645635012011-04-14T19:20:46.252-04:002011-04-14T19:20:46.252-04:00Another problem is that the military corporations ...Another problem is that the military corporations have spread factories throughout the country, in important congressional districts, in an attempt to make any cuts in the defense budget a matter of losing jobs. <br /><br />A deeper issue with me is the general attitude of many that all you need to do to solve just about any global problem is launch a few cruise missiles or send in a Marine brigade. It shows a deep and dangerous ignorance of the world.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-22801254978037808742011-04-14T13:34:22.366-04:002011-04-14T13:34:22.366-04:00Susan.. the answer is blowing in the wind.Susan.. the answer is blowing in the wind.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-70216102073246903972011-04-14T10:39:37.481-04:002011-04-14T10:39:37.481-04:00Well, we are always going to have an oversized wid...Well, we are always going to have an oversized wide load for the military as long as we get into these asshat conflicts, outstay our welcome and claim that we represent moral order while senators have sex with minors and house representatives snort the poppy stuff. Oh, and all those massacres--the military needs more money to cover all that shit up. <br /><br />None of that bloated budget actually goes to soldiers, you know. When they come back all messed up from the joys of military life, they have to wait 6 months to a year for one visit with a counselor. Who's getting fat on these funds? Angry ordinary citizen wants to know.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812001269655189996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-83610603968644010632011-04-14T08:43:06.184-04:002011-04-14T08:43:06.184-04:00Those guys are living in the twilight zone. They ...Those guys are living in the twilight zone. They haven't figured out that Detroit is no longer a major city but one the size of say, Charlotte.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-58287860996842342802011-04-14T07:13:25.328-04:002011-04-14T07:13:25.328-04:00See this makes as much sense to me as the City of ...See this makes as much sense to me as the City of Detroit's proposed budget for next year. They expect revenues from all sources to be 750,000,000 dollars and the budget proposed yesterday by the mayor was 3.2 billion. How does that add up?the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.com