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Steelix500 10/12/21 2:56:33 PM #1: |
Whats the hold up
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Pogo_Marimo 10/12/21 2:57:44 PM #2: |
Establishment Dems don't generally want to downsize the military and Republicans certainly don't. It's a fight the progressive arm of the Democrats is fighting by itself.
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mcpwnia 10/12/21 3:00:52 PM #3: |
Pogo_Marimo posted...
Establishment Dems don't generally want to downsize the military and Republicans certainly don't. It's a fight the progressive arm of the Democrats is fighting by itself. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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gamer167 10/12/21 3:08:28 PM #4: |
If you dont think there are any Democrats that also profit directly or indirectly from the military industrial complex then I dont know what to tell ya.
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coolboy11 10/12/21 3:31:05 PM #5: |
their voter base doesn't want to, simplest answer for why the parties do their various things they do.
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ScazarMeltex 10/12/21 3:35:34 PM #6: |
Noone in either major US political party has any real interest in reducing the military's size or budget.
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ElatedVenusaur 10/12/21 3:41:48 PM #7: |
gamer167 posted...
If you dont think there are any Democrats that also profit directly or indirectly from the military industrial complex then I dont know what to tell ya.Even a relatively progressive Senator like Chris Murphy (CT) always brags about getting more money for the sub base in Groton. It's rooted in corruption and parochialism. We hardly do anything in regards to infrastructure, so those sweet, sweet military-industrial complex dollars are just about the only pork you can bring home. And that's me being nice. --- She/her ... Copied to Clipboard!
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coolboy11 10/12/21 3:42:45 PM #8: |
ElatedVenusaur posted...
Even a relatively progressive Senator like Chris Murphy (CT) always brags about getting more money for the sub base in Groton.my mother was a military contractor for a long while and the pork you see on these bases and in those contractor contracts is fuckin comical. --- "A superhero in the flesh, even at my worst I'm the best"-Big KRIT ... Copied to Clipboard!
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