tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post6160008508003848678..comments2023-10-23T09:41:22.599-04:00Comments on STONE SOUP MUSINGS: U.S. Military Spending in ContextKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875378679299157108noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post-64797823311012850312008-02-05T19:25:00.000-05:002008-02-05T19:25:00.000-05:00Kvatch, I agree, and I think the reasonable half o...Kvatch, I agree, and I think the reasonable half of our country does too. <BR/><BR/>Lew, you're right, it would give us money for other priorities, but we'd still have that deficit to pay down.<BR/><BR/>Larry, the poor and unemployed aren't on the Republican's radar - only the rich. <BR/><BR/>Abi, if we end up having to use our military to defend ourselves on another front, the rich will have to kick in a few bucks to support the military. <BR/><BR/>Expat, thanks. I'll be looking forward to reading what you write.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875378679299157108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post-56087425276629862772008-02-05T06:24:00.000-05:002008-02-05T06:24:00.000-05:00Great post, Kathy. I have a feeling I will be refe...Great post, Kathy. I have a feeling I will be referring to it soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post-61263981337055565442008-02-03T19:26:00.000-05:002008-02-03T19:26:00.000-05:00Wow, those are impressive (and worrisome) stats. Y...Wow, those are impressive (and worrisome) stats. You have to wonder how long we can keep this up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post-51175262257077274472008-02-01T23:19:00.000-05:002008-02-01T23:19:00.000-05:00All this while millions lie in poverty, and thousa...All this while millions lie in poverty, and thousands more lose their jobs each week.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283557503536810926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post-11686503534115011502008-02-01T05:42:00.000-05:002008-02-01T05:42:00.000-05:00The increasing military budget doesn't come withou...The increasing military budget doesn't come without a price; it's the reason we have a large budget deficit every year. If we cut it in half, we'd have more than enough to provide decent health care for every American citizen.Lew Scannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12788033661013005904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post-73748173819316671292008-01-31T23:08:00.000-05:002008-01-31T23:08:00.000-05:00So we can be safe here at home? Our spending doesn...<I>So we can be safe here at home? Our spending doesn't reflect that says Waldman</I> <BR/><BR/>I've long maintained that if we want to be safe at home. We should spend at home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com