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OT, does the Federal government waste taxpayer money?

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Anonymous

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Yes- by the Gazillions... And I think the biggest waster of tax payer dollars that I have seen were the military!
 

hypocritexposer

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Oldtimer said:
Yes- by the Gazillions... And I think the biggest waster of tax payer dollars that I have seen were the military!

So if they cut that wasteful spending, it would hurt the economy(GDP), and the taxpayer would lose, correct?
 

Mike

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Oldtimer said:
Yes- by the Gazillions... And I think the biggest waster of tax payer dollars that I have seen were the military!

Welfare & associated programs waste a bunch.

The next county over gets a Federal grant to pay those little "Democrats" when they don't make good grades in school. Some call it a "Crazy" check.

Big difference between the gov't paying a contractor for an airplane or tank, where they actually employ people to work, and the programs that throw money in the wind.
 

hypocritexposer

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interest payments will eclipse military expenses within a few years. why not cut military expenses, and meddle in countries like Ukraine, covertly, and save money?

You can always sanction the aggressors later....

...maybe you can use stimulus dollars to build LNG infrastructure, so you ship LNG to the Ukraine and take over Russia's business?

Or, maybe Israel will do that...and Russia can align with china.
 

Tam

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Oldtimer said:
Yes- by the Gazillions... And I think the biggest waster of tax payer dollars that I have seen were the military!


Wow now there is a truly Liberal opinion, I guess the US military is not responsible for protecting your right to be an AZZ and you would rather Obama spend tax dollars on food stamps so California surfer dudes can sit on their lazy butts all day, eat Lobster and play their music. Or better yet subsidize some dude's healthcare so he can quit his job and take up painting for a living. You real are a sick man Oldtimer. Tell us does your Obamacare subsidized healthcare policy cover HEADUPAZZ disease? :roll:
 

Faster horses

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If I remember correctly, the main reason we have a government is to protect us. That means a strong military. I think Obama has forgotten that too. :x
 

Soapweed

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Oldtimer said:
Yes- by the Gazillions... And I think the biggest waster of tax payer dollars that I have seen were the military!

Sheriff Departments are kind of a "mini military" in their own way. They probably waste plenty of tax payer dollars, too, if the truth were known. If nothing else they contribute to the exorbitant price of doughnuts. :roll:
 
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Soapweed said:
Oldtimer said:
Yes- by the Gazillions... And I think the biggest waster of tax payer dollars that I have seen were the military!

Sheriff Departments are kind of a "mini military" in their own way. They probably waste plenty of tax payer dollars, too, if the truth were known. If nothing else they contribute to the exorbitant price of doughnuts. :roll:

May be in some- but sure wasn't back in my day.... When I first started in 71 you used your own vehicle and bought all your own equipment... Even your own ammo... When I retired in 98 it wasn't much better as we had only $600 a month in the budget to patrol a County with over twice the land area as the State of Delaware...Coroners expense budget was $2000- which allowed you 2 forensic autopsies a year at $1000 a pop... If you went over in one area of your budget- you had to take it out of another area of the budget.. And I was able to stay within budget every year...

What has changed is that now since 9/11 the federal government thru Homeland Security pours Millions $ into local depts. to pay for overtime and equipment to patrol and sit by the roads looking for "terrorists"...
 
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