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Scuba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 06:13 AM
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How will we fund the military when nobody has a decent job?
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HereSince1628 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 06:17 AM
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1. Already being done through Direct Asset Defense
You know them as Xe international corporations know them as a business expense.
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 06:18 AM
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2. Corporations. They'll still need an enforcer. Nt
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theaocp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 06:30 AM
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6. Agreed.
The Golden Rule: those with the gold make the rules. They've got the gold.
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 07:14 AM
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8. They'll have mercs. n/t
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lame54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 06:20 AM
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3. Need a job? - Join the military...
and so it goes
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lunatica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 06:21 AM
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4. We don't need to worry about that for a long time
As long as there's a growing market somewhere on the planet that US corporations can exploit and get rich there will be enough money for those corporations to get the protection they need. That being the US military.
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icnorth Donating Member (954 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 06:25 AM
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5. Based on the taxes these guys pay
don't you think that plane exceeds the bounds of moderation?
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 07:11 AM
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7. The military IS jobs
HTH
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raccoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 07:43 AM
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9. Excellent point! Oh, and K&R. nt
Edited on Fri Apr-01-11 07:43 AM by raccoon
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