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unhappycamper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 09:48 AM Original message |
The US Navy Is Running Out Of Bucks |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
1. Let's see, maybe if we also kept our noses out of a few countries that might save |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
2. Maybe the CEOs will lend them some cash? |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
3. take a page out of the girl scouts manual...have a cookie sale |
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somone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
4. USN may be stranded on high seas. Wire money ASAP |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
5. From the prior comments it is clear those posters are clueless about the Federal budgeting process |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:21 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Your point doesn't address the US military's budget |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:22 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. You do not seem to get it either...and it is impacting much more than just the military |
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social_critic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:31 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. That's fine |
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jeff47 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 12:51 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. You're forgetting something |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #10 |
16. I do get it.. but you seem to be in the old mind set |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:49 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Actually I am being practical...we do not have a Federal budget in place |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:55 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Oh.... right the Military Industrial Complex is being impacted |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 12:20 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. What part of the "entire Federal government" do you not understand |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 12:59 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Tell me if what you say is right which it isn't... why |
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somone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:22 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Okay, thanks for learning us rubes |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:59 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. I had to look that word up.... with 4 degrees |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
6. Cancelling one of the Zumwalt destroyers wouldn't save a penny. |
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unhappycamper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:35 AM Response to Reply #6 |
15. Actually, we already have spent on $10+ billion of two of these bad boys. |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 02:20 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. Much of that 10 billion was spent on various designs.. |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
7. Schools have resorted to sending kids out selling a variety of items. |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
8. Damn Hampton Roads might just realize who pays their salaries |
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social_critic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
12. Emergency measures are needed to help the Navy |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:52 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. The problem is that it is not just the USN |
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elias49 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
13. What a pity. I guess the Navy should 'tighten its belt' |
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jeff47 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
23. A lot of posters seem to be missing the forest for the trees on this one |
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Lars77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
26. How about parking a couple of aircraft carriers? nt |
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