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Try to get your facts straight next time

In Reply to: bloated military establishment posted by Samuel Day Fassbinder on July 15, 1997 at 00:00:54:

: Half of your tax money goes to a bloated military establishment, and you're obsessed with a stereotype of welfare recipients who receive less than 1% of the Federal Budget. No wonder our elected representatives buy so many bombs while padding their own wallets. The voters don't know what's going on!

Uh, sorry, but no. Did you do any research? In 1994, $249 billion was used in defence funding. That includes every branch of the military. In contrast over $325 billion dollars was used to fund OASDI (old age, survivors, and disability insurance) alone in that same year. That doesn't include Medicare ($159 billion), Medicaid ($108 billion) and a multitude of other social(ist) programs. Knowing this, you can't tell me that half of my money goes to the "bloated military establishment." Bullshit.

: > Oh the irony of it all.

: Yes. What I've pointed out above constitutes irony.

What's ironic now?

Cara

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• Piechart link is here! Samuel Day Fassbinder Pomona Valley Greens USA July 31 1997 (0)