--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not to mention that in the US 48% of the yearly Federal > > budget goes to paying for America's current wars, pre- > > paring for the next ones, or paying off the debts from > > the last ones. This is true of no other country on the > > planet. The other countries actually have some of their > > tax revenue to use on services for their citizens. > > A broader and perhaps more relevant view is defense spending as > a % of the total economy.
Only if what you want to do is pretend that America is not based on war and in service of the military- industrial complex that Eisenhower warned about. You are free to believe what you want, but I prefer the following more realistic (IMO) chart: http://www.warresisters.org/piechart.htm But, as Winston Churchill said, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." Believe the lie you prefer. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
