A paradox of peace...

[TreasonousBastard]

I'm listening to a Connecticut NPR station which just mentioned Pratt&Whitney, UT, and other defense contractors in the Hartford area have announced close to a thousand people being laid off due to less military activity in Afghanistan.

I've always agreed with government job creation, particularly in the recessions ofter a war, but I'm wondering if the government actually has some obligation to replace those missing jobs. Now that Republicans have decided that saving money is more important than investing it in human capital it's a moot point, but one day we'll address it again.

[dipsydoodle]

1. Aside from Afghanistan

the manner in which the US provides aid to certain countries the majority of which is recycled back into the MIC is no less than disgusting.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. That, too. Witness the debate over the Egyptian "coup" and its effect...

on Egyptian aid, almost all of which is military and buys US arms and equipment.

It's a legacy of the Cold War when not a penny was spared competing with the Soviets for the hearts, minds, and batallions of the undeveloped world. Now we supposedly fight terror while the people still have few jobs and less food or water.

[Egalitarian Thug]

3. Human capital? What's the next term of dehumanization?

How about mammalian work units?

[TreasonousBastard]

4. Dehumanization? What would you call it?

[onethatcares]

5. well, hell,

somebody better get to work selling us another war or three. I realize we've been in the mid east for quite a while, why not invade some tropical paradises or sumpin?

Oh, no oil.

btw, the government can't create jobs, remember? So there's no obligation to do squat.

Man, what happened to this country?