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Originally Posted by Jesus H Christ
Stop beating your fucking drum and being a tool. Military spending is out of control. I was watching C-span this morning as congressional representatives for The U.S. DoD cry about they've cut back so much, bases have to ration their toilet paper and how the Marines are using obsolete equipment bla bla bla.
Fuck that. We have 11 active aircraft carriers and building 2 more at $14 billion a pop. The rest of the worlds active carriers in comparison to ours is 3. Or why are we building Raptors for a $150 million totaling $ 65 billion? Or, how does the DoD lose $8.7 billion?
Here's a great idea, stop building aircraft carriers, raptors, watch our money, pay the soldiers, and buy toilet paper. Better yet, bring them fucking home. |
My argument was for soldiers pay. Please read before you rant. By defaulting, our soldiers won't be paid. I was not arguing for or against other military spending. Is military spending out of control, absolutely, but not paying our soldiers isn't a solution.
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Originally Posted by Jesus H Christ
How about all the police, teacher, town, city, State, Fed etc pensions funds who invested in treasury bonds watch their retirement portfolios lose 30% in 2 years because the treasury won't stop printing money because of debt ceiling raises? So yes, the majority are being abused as you spout, raise the debt limit and print/spend more money.
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Again, this has nothing to do with the people who've already paid into the system, such as seniors and the disabled. They paid money to ensure their entitlement benefits. It's not their fault the government mishandled these funds and they don't deserve a default
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Originally Posted by Jesus H Christ
Yes, I wish they absolutely would.
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No, you absolutely don't. This wouldn't be good for anyone. Perhaps this was just you acting tough, more than sensible.
I think your rant was more an argument against talking points you've heard on the news than against the points I was making. Calm down, take a breath, and than try again!