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Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/5/2015 11:44 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/5/15 11:26 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/5/2015 11:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 5 Nov 2015 10:19:53 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...money to waste on the military, but kids need a food bank... N.C. high school students start food pantry to keep classmates from going hungry People helping people and you **** on it. Way to go. Here's something I was thinking about that cracks me up. The USA spends more on national defense than Russia, China and the next two largest (militarily) countries combined, yet in many ways Russia and maybe even China are rapidly approaching parity with the USA in terms of military strength. If Russia and China can do that at a fraction of the cost that the USA spends, the problem really isn't funding the programs ... the problem is the inefficiencies that exist in our government programs. The government collects the funds from the taxpayers and then blows it spending $43 million to build a $250k propane gas station. So, when it comes to welfare or social programs, the liberal mindset is to hand over even more money and authority to the same federal government that can't effectively or efficiently manage the programs they already have. We were much better off dealing with social welfare issues at a state and local level and through citizen initiated programs that target specific problems. Historically, churches and other organizations like the Rotary, Elks, Masons, etc., often participated in the organization and management of these. Handing the reigns over to the fed and thinking it will "take care" of the problems is nuts. The government contracts out for much of what it needs for the military. It's the contractors - the corporations - that are robbing us blind here. The government has admitted that they don't have a clue where the $43 million for the gas station went. The government ... meaning the Congress and the POTUS ... has the responsibility to spend taxpayer's money wisely. They may "contract out" ... but they are still accountable for where the $$ went. The government puts people in jail under the finegold act for what people under them do that they should have monitored. Maybe apply that to government. You do not know where that $43 million went? Off to jail you go. |
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