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unhappycamper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-06-10 06:43 AM
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Military communities among wealthiest in U.S.


The Jacksonville, N.C., area, home to Camp Lejeune, had the top income per person of any North Carolina community in 2009, an analysis shows.


Military communities among wealthiest in U.S.
By Dennis Cauchon - USA Today
Posted : Sunday Sep 5, 2010 13:51:40 EDT

The USA Today analysis finds 16 of the 20 metro areas rising the fastest in the per-capita income rankings since 2000 had military bases or one nearby. Other examples:



unhappycamper comment: War is good for bidness.
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-06-10 06:49 AM
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1. Wonder where all the money goes?
It goes to the MIC and all it's tributaries.

THIS is the primary reason I'm against raising taxes. We pay plenty now, but it all gets sucked into the MIRS (Military Industrial Revenue Stream).
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