43 cents of every US tax dollar goes to war


	43 cents of every US tax dollar goes to war

masbury

3-6-2008 10:32 PM

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masbury says:

1 cent to diplomacy and foreign aid.

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3-7-2008 3:34 PM

Kauaiguy

The military-congressional-industrial complex will break this country...

3-7-2008 3:39 PM

ratilfar

Make 44 cents, most of that "foreign aid" is military aid, the underwriting of entire military forces (air, land and sea) across the globe. The true cost of "defense" when seen globally would stagger the mind.

3-7-2008 4:20 PM

arifsali

The headline seems like something that is in the constitution (it probably will be if not there already).

3-7-2008 9:18 PM

papananook

Constitution....? hahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

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