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Their opinions are bought and paid for. At current rates its 75 Billion dollars a year.
by Sven7 12y ago
Their opinions are bought and paid for. At current rates its 75 Billion dollars a year.
- cjslep 12y agoIf you would like to put words in my mouth, please at least put the right ones in there for me. Otherwise, I'll take that $75 billion you are referring to and let you say whatever you want on my behalf. In all seriousness, you can support the Federal Government and still have constructive debates. EDIT: My point is no person is getting $75 billion just to shut up and have their opinion swayed. Being loyal to the Federal Government does not bar you from using its processes to improve its processes.
- Sven7 12y agoGood luck. That $75 Billion is only going up. It stops when we can't afford it. Until then everyone can keep debating all they want. This script has already played out in the sphere of Nuclear Disarmament. The day I take the defense and intelligence communities opinions seriously is the day they drastically change their goalposts. Spend the same amounts on world peace or just take the cash and prey on people's fear of the next ISIS or Boston bomber. Everybody knows what the easy choice is.
- fit2rule 12y agoHis point is that the military industrial complex is a serious issue - its not just the NSA. Even if we get rid of the NSA today, there's still going to be a billion dollar industry around making the world a nastier place to be.