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Silversoul
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xDuckYouSuckerx said: While you may disagree with how MUCH is spent, noone would question that national security is a worthwhile expendature.
Then shouldn't they be willing to fund it voluntarily, rather than at the point of a gun?
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Re: I hate my country, and its economy [Re: Silversoul]
#5938343 - 08/06/06 08:47 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Of course they should. However, it's rather difficult to have a fund-raiser for the military. A tele-thon might not work. Also, the military does have to have secrets, so they couldn't well have a mail-in donation drive or a bake sale for their new top-secret weaponry.
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Silversoul
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xDuckYouSuckerx said: Of course they should. However, it's rather difficult to have a fund-raiser for the military. A tele-thon might not work. Also, the military does have to have secrets, so they couldn't well have a mail-in donation drive or a bake sale for their new top-secret weaponry.
If it's as necessary as you say, then it should be at least as easy as it is for charities to do the same.
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Re: I hate my country, and its economy [Re: Silversoul]
#5938390 - 08/06/06 08:59 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Come again?
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All the donations to the 700 club or any CBN should go to military funds......
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xDuckYouSuckerx said: Come again?
What's so hard to understand? If military is so necessary, then you shouldn't have a problem convincing people to give money to it voluntarily.
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Re: I hate my country, and its economy [Re: Silversoul]
#5938439 - 08/06/06 09:16 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Silversoul said:
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xDuckYouSuckerx said: Come again?
What's so hard to understand? If military is so necessary, then you shouldn't have a problem convincing people to give money to it voluntarily.
years ago most wars were privately financed in some way or another.
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Re: I hate my country, and its economy [Re: The_Red_Crayon]
#5938452 - 08/06/06 09:22 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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It always has to be about money doesnt it.
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Re: I hate my country, and its economy [Re: BallsDeep]
#5938455 - 08/06/06 09:23 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Hey, our military mainly serves big business anyway. Let them fork over the money directly rather than have us all pay for it.
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Re: I hate my country, and its economy [Re: Silversoul]
#5938480 - 08/06/06 09:31 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Silversoul said: Hey, our military mainly serves big business anyway. Let them fork over the money directly rather than have us all pay for it.
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Re: I hate my country, and its economy [Re: Silversoul]
#5938482 - 08/06/06 09:32 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Silversoul said: What's so hard to understand? If military is so necessary, then you shouldn't have a problem convincing people to give money to it voluntarily.
And we don't. You can give money voluntarily, or you can leave 
People paying money for the military are doing so voluntarily. Defense of soverignity, among other things, are critical for the existance of a country. And, of course, you can't "opt out" of being protected by the military. If one dirtbag America-hater doesn't want to pay for military protection, we can't very well single him, or them, out and let our enemies know that they aren't protected.
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Kinda like how you vountarily fund the state of Israel?
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Re: I hate my country, and its economy [Re: Redstorm]
#5938519 - 08/06/06 09:40 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Clearly that isn't allowed by the Constitution. Section I article ten and whatforth
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