Quote Originally Posted by Sir_Russell View Post
simple put G W Bush robs programs to fund a war.

I agree with Oz on to many layers of administration but to cut programs and shift the cost to local governments make little sense and in practice it has shown that the local governments have to cut the same programs since their revenue sources are very limited. The feds still collect the most and yet want to spend the least helping the general public.

The main reason for Government is to protect the health, safety and welfare of the general public.

How does destroying a country then throwing money down the crapper to rebuild it but actually made corporate billionaires. I won't swear to the actual numbers but how much of the money being spent in Iraq would it take to have good education here, save medicare, medicaid, and social security. Also the surplus would go to tax relief for all but no the insanity goes on.
My point exactly he is shutting these programs down or drastlcy cutting the funding to support Iraq & Afghanistan, my intent with the post was not to comliant aboutthwar but to simply express that the $5 Billoin a month spent, could be used for education here, or for Universal Health Care, or Homes for the Homeless ect ect
Warren Buffet even said recently that the reason or one of the main reasons for our recession or us being at the brink of 1 is the cost of the war, i simply woud like to see that $5 Billoin sa month spend in the United States were it woulsd serve a far better cause then it is now