[lit-ideas] Re: Paying taxes for months on end
- From: Brian <cabrian@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 22:42:12 -0500
On May 25, 2005, at 11:31 AM, Andreas Ramos wrote:
> So, Brian, what do you conclude from that? We should increase our
> military spending
> (without, of course, paying for it with taxes)?
Why in the world wouldn't we pay for it with taxes?
> Or decrease our military spending and let
> the USA be invaded by France?
I haven't seen the newest outlays in both dollars and equipment so
I'm not sure which way I'd go. But I do know one thing: except for
ending slavery, fascism, Communism and Nazism, war never solved
anything.
~Brian~
> ----- Original Message -----
>>> Brian wrote:
>>> As a percent of GDP the U.S. isn't even in the top ten in military
>>> spending.
>>>
>>> U.S.: Brian's right. But look who you're keeping company
>>> with....
>>> Here's the CIA's list of top military spenders (and the CIA
>>> wouldn't lie...)
>>>
>>> http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/rankorder/2034rank.html
>>>
>>> Ursula
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