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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 10:34 PM Original message |
How are we going to pay for the Libyan war again? nt |
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Traveling_Home (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. Any way your Grandkids want to is OK. nt |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
2. tax smokers, tax abortions, tax fast food - anything we don't like and want to control |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 10:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. LOL. Let's tax fat people, pit bulls, and too-much-cologne. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 10:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Indeed - and the more money we need, the more we will tax people over all sorts of things |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Your latter statement is excellent, but the MIC is too entrenched, how will that get changed? n/t |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. I couldn't agree more. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. How about a tax on cruise missiles? Or blood-for-oil "diplomacy"? |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 08:28 PM Response to Reply #2 |
31. We should have a sin tax tax. Anyone who wants to propose a sin tax must first pay a tax of $9999.nt |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. I heard it's not costing anything. |
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Marblehead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
5. The hardships |
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sad sally (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
6. Don't expect any direct answers. |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
8. I dunno. I propose we raise the taxes of the people who support this and no one else's |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I like that. Or war by donation like a PBS station. |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Ultimate outcome would be no money for war. Then what would they do? |
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iwishiwas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 12:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. They might have to get a real job (no sick leave,no health care-- |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
9. More tax cuts for Jeff Immelt? |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Right! I should have asked, "what taxes can we cut to pay for the war?" |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
13. YA know, I've been thinking about that too, and & suspect |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. LOL. It's like "buy two wars, get one free!" |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. There are fighter pilots stationed at many of those overseas bases. They fly almost, if not every |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:44 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. If we can afford to fly daily training sorties at bases all around the world, |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:13 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. That's my concern with all this, similar to yours, are the long term implications. If this |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 11:25 AM Response to Reply #13 |
27. That's like saying you can drive to work for free because you already bought the gas in |
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Ramulux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
19. Magic |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
20. How are we paying for the other two BS wars? |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
22. Easy. Give more tax breaks to the MIC and the rich. |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 01:00 AM Response to Original message |
24. AGAIN?! Hell, how are we going to pay for it the first time? |
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Puregonzo1188 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 01:05 AM Response to Original message |
25. Defunding NPR, cutting social security, slashing public education, etc. |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 11:23 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Apparently, you are right, none of the pro war crowd will answer this one. |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 12:07 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. A conspicuous silence indeed. More war! Less jobs! n/t |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
29. Maybe Michele Bachmann's goose will lay golden eggs when |
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