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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 04:51 AM Original message |
Intelligence spending at record $80.1 billion overall |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 04:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. Their satellites are ineffectual and are just gravy for the weapons industry |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 05:04 AM Response to Original message |
2. "military intelligence" is the penultimate oxymoron . . . n/t |
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Blandocyte (830 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 06:32 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Then the ultimate is "jumbo shrimp" |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-10 06:03 AM Response to Reply #3 |
34. Never Happen |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
4. hmmm |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 06:51 AM Response to Original message |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
6. attention rw teabag scum: THAT IS WHAT WASTEFUL SPENDING LOOKS LIKE |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
7. When you think what this could have been spent on to help Americans..incredible. n/t |
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ezmerelda39 (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
8. 80 Billion? |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
9. This slays me.... |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 03:59 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Slays you? That budget has been used to slay a sitting President, |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 04:53 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I think you misunderstood what I said..... |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 02:11 AM Response to Reply #16 |
37. I think you misunderstood my riffing off what you said... |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 06:30 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Jeez.... |
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CanonRay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
10. If we have that much intelligence |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
11. its makework |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
12. That's $300 per Amercan each year, $1,000 for a family of three. /nt |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
13. Every candidate running should be talking of cutting this spending, yet none of them are. |
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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
15. One reason for the high price tag today is because BushCo and AT&T were in bed together. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
17. So, basically, it's not much. |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 05:09 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. That's not the same pie chart of spending I've seen floated around here |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 05:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. It's the trick of throwing in Social Security & Medicare even though these are raised separately... |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 06:38 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. K - thanks JackRiddler. It's definitely misleading. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 05:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I just pulled it from wikipedia, no agenda... |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 06:47 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. I just mentioned this in my response to JackRiddler |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 08:53 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I found this: |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 10:01 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Ok, I thank you again for pointing me in the right direction. Shocking is the mother of all |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 05:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Yeah, what's $80 billion here or there? Or a little itty-bitty hole in the head? |
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24601 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
21. Intel is a bargain compared to conventional forces. And when |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 05:46 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. "Intel" (covert warfare) is a threat generator. |
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24601 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 05:54 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Intel and covert warfare are not the same thing. They are very |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 06:17 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. And how do you know how the money's spent? What's your clearance? |
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24601 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 06:38 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Don't you remember the fight which ended up with DNI (Blair) |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
29. Education Department 2010: $56 billion |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
32. Structural change in 18 months |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-10 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
33. Here's a more detailed breakdown of where the Intel $$$s are going: |
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24601 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-10 07:38 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Important to note that the breakdown is a guess - of course the |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-10 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
36. most of it is makework |
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