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freshwest

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4. Small example from 2007. These kinds of details were hashed out in Olympia, too:
Fri Apr 3, 2015, 03:25 PM
Apr 2015


Makes it very personal when it's put in those terms.

There were some very angry town halls in Washington state going over how much we were losing during Bush's wars. It was starving us, not the beast. Now with reduced military costs from our area, we are still existing on pork barrel industry and refuse to vote for initiatives for progressive taxation. This dead beat thing will undo us all.

Leaving nations in the Middle East to take care of their own issues themselves and the Iran deal will starve the MIC. We must move away from applying funding to the military sector while still doing what is needed.

The amount of technological know how that the military and space program can help us all do things in peace time, too. Soldiers who came back from WW2 put those skills to work building infrastructure. PBO has tried to get Congress to direct the energy of veterans to civilian needs but has been rebuffed many times, but has had a few sucesses.

The MIC or more correctly termed, the MICC, is more interested in pork barrel and profits. But when knowledge and equipment are used in warfare, the only return is territory... But not even that. Infrastructure builds the future here at home.

JMHO.

This is the KEY and should be the number one conversation on DU BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #1
Clinton will! obxhead Apr 2015 #7
You nailed it, BrotherIvan! Enthusiast Apr 2015 #25
Maybe we should start talking about principles BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #32
TPTB only want division. This much is perfectly clear. And they have zero interest in principles. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #49
Tell It! We also need to add Climate Change & the Environment to the list appalachiablue Apr 2015 #37
Yes, we need a VISION BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #43
For several years I've wondered what the Dem. Vision is? Hello, listen up, we need a major appalachiablue Apr 2015 #45
Agreed BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #46
Superbly marketed campaign is right. Now is the time for left thinkers to use their creativity, appalachiablue Apr 2015 #47
Spot on!!! BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #48
Powerful WillTwain Apr 2015 #2
Let's not forget about the military budget, either: F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #3
Small example from 2007. These kinds of details were hashed out in Olympia, too: freshwest Apr 2015 #4
Time to shock the world: "Manhattan" type project on renewable clean energy. Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #16
+1 Big issue, the Military/War Budget. How much that $ could help this country is immense- appalachiablue Apr 2015 #41
K&R! Sherman A1 Apr 2015 #5
Thank you, Bernie Sanders. The voice of reason. JDPriestly Apr 2015 #6
+1 Yes indeed, nurtured here in the USA, like WS banker Lloyd 'I'm Doing God's Work!' Blankfein of appalachiablue Apr 2015 #42
The irony is my friend of 40-plus years renounced his US citizenship last fall... KansDem Apr 2015 #8
"renounced his American citizen" project_bluebook Apr 2015 #10
When he told me what he did... KansDem Apr 2015 #17
A US citizen is required to file a return wherever they live, even if they pay taxes abroad DFW Apr 2015 #33
It costs $2,350 US to renounce US citizenship riverbendviewgal Apr 2015 #35
Interesting to know this. The 1K per year to file is seriously unfair esp. as corps. are escaping appalachiablue Apr 2015 #38
the tax compliance industry Loves Citizen based taxation so much... riverbendviewgal Apr 2015 #40
This is why I can never understand project_bluebook Apr 2015 #9
HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Apr 2015 #11
From whom much has been given much is owed. ananda Apr 2015 #12
K&R liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #13
Tax 200% on every dollar stored in an offshore bank account. Initech Apr 2015 #14
Pay your taxes, Takers! Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #15
Bu...bu...but ... Black Women, Food Stamps ... CRAB!!! (n/t) brett_jv Apr 2015 #18
Yep...You got it ! BlueJazz Apr 2015 #19
Single parent households! Enthusiast Apr 2015 #24
Bernie knows it. All the good this $ could have done for the deteriorating US. Scofflaws- appalachiablue Apr 2015 #20
k&r n/t Wilms Apr 2015 #21
K&R - raven mad Apr 2015 #22
These corporations are un-American! Enthusiast Apr 2015 #23
Brilliant Topic of conversation.. mahalo Bernie and Play Cha Apr 2015 #26
Why not just padlock their doors and put them out of business? scscholar Apr 2015 #27
Transportation secretary pushes $478 billion highway plan Cha Apr 2015 #28
were those profits already taxed by the foreign county? n/t yodermon Apr 2015 #29
The republicon Michigan Legislature would rather we vote to raise our sales and gas taxes instead corkhead Apr 2015 #30
+1. If corps. are people then they pay taxes. What hypocrisy & major scam- appalachiablue Apr 2015 #44
K & R mountain grammy Apr 2015 #31
And most tax dollars would STILL go to THE WAR DEPARTMENT. Thanks, Bernie, for the info. nt valerief Apr 2015 #34
The real criminals in this country - the corporations! Initech Apr 2015 #36
Taxes are for the little people, not important Corporate Persons. 99Forever Apr 2015 #39
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