MetalMilitia
Feb 15th, 2005, 8:31 AM
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That goes out to all the poor, the starving, the sick, and the needy. You can thank Bush later.
Bush Sending $82 Billion Package to Congress (http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/breaking_news/10897087.htm)
President Bush was sending Congress on Monday an $82 billion package to fund U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, pushing the total for both conflicts to nearly $300 billion.
Lemme type that out for you.
$300,000,000,000 .... A three, followed by 11 zeroes.
How much is that? Start counting one number a second without stopping until you reach 300 billion. You will be able to stop in in about 9000 years. About a billion seconds ago Nixon was getting booted out of office. About a billion minutes ago "Jesus" was alive. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age. However, a billion dollars was only a few seconds ago, at the rate Washington spends it.
At 295,465,048 Americans (http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/popclock) that is $1015 (rounded) to every single man woman and child. $1000+ for the needy, $1000+ for the rich, and $1000+ for everyone in-between. On a global scale, there are 6,418,747,364 human beings. (http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/popclockw) Without using funny math - as the Bush administration normally does - that is in fact $46 dollars for every single human being on the globe.
These are the same bastards who lied to invade Iraq despite the fact that there were no al-Qaida/Iraq connections, ties to 911 or WMD. They want more of your money to keep funding war and lies. This is the administration that has so shamelessly exploited the events of Sept. 11, 2001 to kill at least 6 or 7 INNOCENTS per innocent that lost their life that day - and ultimately - they are the administration to blame for the deaths of some 1600+ coalitions troops (http://icasualties.org/oif/)(89% U.S.) (also 10700+ U.S. injuries), and at least 15,654 Confirmed Iraqi CIVILIAN deaths (http://www.iraqbodycount.net/database/) - Which by most standards is probably low, since I'm sure the US counts any male 18-36, who happened to be standing in the wrong spot, an "insurgent".
Oil Barons and war profiteeres (http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2004/12/31_center-corporate-policy_war-profiteers.htm) - that have and will profit from the Iraq war at the expense of the dead - and our childrens, childrens, childrens debt. The estimated population of the United States is 295,465,048 so each citizen's share of this debt is right around $25k / outta the 7+ trillion. Not only that... the National Debt has continued to increase an average of over $1 billion per day since September 30, 2004... We dig our childrens children a hole, and line those guys' pockets!
For those that haven't seen it by now Cost of War website (http://www.costofwar.com). These figures as of today, are right around $155 billion spent. Instead, we could have paid for 20,458,347 children to attend a year of Head Start. Instead, we could have fully funded world-wide AIDS programs for 15 years. Instead, we could have fully funded global anti-hunger efforts for 6 years. Instead, we could have hired 2,676,824 additional public school teachers for one year.
Do you feel much safer now that Osama Bin Laden is in custody.. we've confiscated the WMD's from Iraq... and at the same time made the whole world love us? Whoops... Stop feeding the war machine.
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Other more "human" spending CUT - that pissed me off:
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) has seen its budget cut by a whopping 9%. Other programs dealing with obesity, and disease prevention have likewise been cut. Hmmm... strange, isn't it, that the "compassionate" president can find hundreds of billions with which to slaughter Iraqis and spend on military hardware... (Not to mention the billions in AID to Israel) . Meanwhile here, the "compassion" is so strong he cuts programs that help to keep Americans healthy.
About one-third of the programs being targeted for elimination are in the Education Department, including federal grant programs for local schools in such areas as vocational education, supporting drug-free schools and Even Start, a $225 million literacy program. This coming from the president that says things like "Then you wake up at the high school level and find out that the illiteracy level of our children are appalling." - George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004
This isn't a joke. We've spent over $155 billion thus far in Iraq, and they keep requesting billions more... but here at home we have to cut decent health and welfare programs to ease our budget? One of the worst battles to be faced will be payments and other assistance to farmers - which the administration wants to trim by nearly $600 million in 2006 and by $5.7 billion over the next decade. Screw the heartland - Let's fund war!
What do we spend it on instead? Spending on the military, is by far one of the biggest part of all spending, and is on target to rise even higher - nearly 5 percent in 2006 to $420 billion. Don't rub your eyes - $420 BILLION. That figure does not include the $87 billion the administration has said it soon will seek to pay for the costs of continued military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. I don't mean to be rude - but none of that includes the maimed / wounded soldiers that will have to cope over the next 50 years of their lives. Some GIs are routinely charged for their medical care after they get shot up fighting Bush's own personal war.
Already budgeted for Israel is $859 million in economic aid, and $2 billion in military assistance. This about one third of the total of US foreign aid budget for all nations on the American shell out list. It pays for their 'controversial' settlements on the West Bank and finances all the illegal property grabs from Arabs living anywhere they choose. But don't worry, Bush said in the SOTU we're sending $350 million the Palestinians way. Since Carter brokered the peace deal at Camp David between Israel and Egypt in 1977, we have been paying Israel an annual tribute that totals now to roughly $110 billion. Israel with OUR money is now the 17th richest state in the world and that with a population of less than 6 million. Thanks to the generosity of the US Congress and, oh yes, that of the US taxpayers. Do you REALLY know where your tax money is going? Do you know what it's funding?
1. Spending on foreign countries and war.
2. Spending on an ally that most taxpayers know little or nothing about.
3. Slash our own American programs to balance the budget.
Sound good to you? I leave you with some wisdom from the "compassionate" president : "Let me put it to you bluntly. In a changing world, we want more people to have control over your own life." —George W. Bush, Annandale, Va, Aug. 9, 2004
That goes out to all the poor, the starving, the sick, and the needy. You can thank Bush later.
Bush Sending $82 Billion Package to Congress (http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/breaking_news/10897087.htm)
President Bush was sending Congress on Monday an $82 billion package to fund U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, pushing the total for both conflicts to nearly $300 billion.
Lemme type that out for you.
$300,000,000,000 .... A three, followed by 11 zeroes.
How much is that? Start counting one number a second without stopping until you reach 300 billion. You will be able to stop in in about 9000 years. About a billion seconds ago Nixon was getting booted out of office. About a billion minutes ago "Jesus" was alive. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age. However, a billion dollars was only a few seconds ago, at the rate Washington spends it.
At 295,465,048 Americans (http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/popclock) that is $1015 (rounded) to every single man woman and child. $1000+ for the needy, $1000+ for the rich, and $1000+ for everyone in-between. On a global scale, there are 6,418,747,364 human beings. (http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/popclockw) Without using funny math - as the Bush administration normally does - that is in fact $46 dollars for every single human being on the globe.
These are the same bastards who lied to invade Iraq despite the fact that there were no al-Qaida/Iraq connections, ties to 911 or WMD. They want more of your money to keep funding war and lies. This is the administration that has so shamelessly exploited the events of Sept. 11, 2001 to kill at least 6 or 7 INNOCENTS per innocent that lost their life that day - and ultimately - they are the administration to blame for the deaths of some 1600+ coalitions troops (http://icasualties.org/oif/)(89% U.S.) (also 10700+ U.S. injuries), and at least 15,654 Confirmed Iraqi CIVILIAN deaths (http://www.iraqbodycount.net/database/) - Which by most standards is probably low, since I'm sure the US counts any male 18-36, who happened to be standing in the wrong spot, an "insurgent".
Oil Barons and war profiteeres (http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2004/12/31_center-corporate-policy_war-profiteers.htm) - that have and will profit from the Iraq war at the expense of the dead - and our childrens, childrens, childrens debt. The estimated population of the United States is 295,465,048 so each citizen's share of this debt is right around $25k / outta the 7+ trillion. Not only that... the National Debt has continued to increase an average of over $1 billion per day since September 30, 2004... We dig our childrens children a hole, and line those guys' pockets!
For those that haven't seen it by now Cost of War website (http://www.costofwar.com). These figures as of today, are right around $155 billion spent. Instead, we could have paid for 20,458,347 children to attend a year of Head Start. Instead, we could have fully funded world-wide AIDS programs for 15 years. Instead, we could have fully funded global anti-hunger efforts for 6 years. Instead, we could have hired 2,676,824 additional public school teachers for one year.
Do you feel much safer now that Osama Bin Laden is in custody.. we've confiscated the WMD's from Iraq... and at the same time made the whole world love us? Whoops... Stop feeding the war machine.
--------------------------------
Other more "human" spending CUT - that pissed me off:
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) has seen its budget cut by a whopping 9%. Other programs dealing with obesity, and disease prevention have likewise been cut. Hmmm... strange, isn't it, that the "compassionate" president can find hundreds of billions with which to slaughter Iraqis and spend on military hardware... (Not to mention the billions in AID to Israel) . Meanwhile here, the "compassion" is so strong he cuts programs that help to keep Americans healthy.
About one-third of the programs being targeted for elimination are in the Education Department, including federal grant programs for local schools in such areas as vocational education, supporting drug-free schools and Even Start, a $225 million literacy program. This coming from the president that says things like "Then you wake up at the high school level and find out that the illiteracy level of our children are appalling." - George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004
This isn't a joke. We've spent over $155 billion thus far in Iraq, and they keep requesting billions more... but here at home we have to cut decent health and welfare programs to ease our budget? One of the worst battles to be faced will be payments and other assistance to farmers - which the administration wants to trim by nearly $600 million in 2006 and by $5.7 billion over the next decade. Screw the heartland - Let's fund war!
What do we spend it on instead? Spending on the military, is by far one of the biggest part of all spending, and is on target to rise even higher - nearly 5 percent in 2006 to $420 billion. Don't rub your eyes - $420 BILLION. That figure does not include the $87 billion the administration has said it soon will seek to pay for the costs of continued military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. I don't mean to be rude - but none of that includes the maimed / wounded soldiers that will have to cope over the next 50 years of their lives. Some GIs are routinely charged for their medical care after they get shot up fighting Bush's own personal war.
Already budgeted for Israel is $859 million in economic aid, and $2 billion in military assistance. This about one third of the total of US foreign aid budget for all nations on the American shell out list. It pays for their 'controversial' settlements on the West Bank and finances all the illegal property grabs from Arabs living anywhere they choose. But don't worry, Bush said in the SOTU we're sending $350 million the Palestinians way. Since Carter brokered the peace deal at Camp David between Israel and Egypt in 1977, we have been paying Israel an annual tribute that totals now to roughly $110 billion. Israel with OUR money is now the 17th richest state in the world and that with a population of less than 6 million. Thanks to the generosity of the US Congress and, oh yes, that of the US taxpayers. Do you REALLY know where your tax money is going? Do you know what it's funding?
1. Spending on foreign countries and war.
2. Spending on an ally that most taxpayers know little or nothing about.
3. Slash our own American programs to balance the budget.
Sound good to you? I leave you with some wisdom from the "compassionate" president : "Let me put it to you bluntly. In a changing world, we want more people to have control over your own life." —George W. Bush, Annandale, Va, Aug. 9, 2004