Forum Post: Where has all the money gone?
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 7, 2011, 6:11 p.m. EST by mgiddin1
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from Linthicum, MD
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I'll give you a hint - the military.
Why do NYPD cops now have the authority to shoot a plane down?
Why do we keep seeing police brutality escalating?
Why are we waging wars in 7 countries now? Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Syria, and Libya.
Are corporations really the problem?
How can corporations do anything if they don't have the guns to back it up?
Is anyone holding a gun to your throat to make you go to Starbucks?
Do the evil republicans have a monopoly on waging war?
We don't have a proper democracy where the rules are framed and voted by people themselves. The day we have direct democracy, all these problems will vanish into thin air. If you don't want direct democracy, reduce the Federal government. Let the states collect income taxes and spend it in their state.
I agree with your view regarding states and reducing the federal government.
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." - commonly attributed to Benjamin Franklin, not found in writings