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       Re: Excellent Idea
       By: SHL Date: August 22, 2019, 3:20 pm
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       [quote author=The Artist formerly known as Truman Overby
       link=topic=1336.msg19245#msg19245 date=1566495838]
       [quote author=SHL link=topic=1336.msg19244#msg19244
       date=1566492803]
       [quote author=NealC link=topic=1336.msg19243#msg19243
       date=1566468506]
       The Democrats are also slaves to special interests and bought
       and sold by large corporations.
       156 billion dollars in just direct costs for our overseas bases,
       I would say at least double, more likely triple that base cost
       to include operations and equipment.  And that is only part of
       the cost of being the world's policemen.
       I'm tired of bearing the cost.
       [/quote]
       Good song for all our NATO allies not paying their 2%:
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       One of my favorite old tunes.
       I totally agree I am tired of the US being the world’s policemen
       and bearing the cost, all the while being spit at and hated by
       the very countries it protects. It’s insane. We should just keep
       the money and funnel it back into benefits and services for our
       own people, like healthcare, University tuition, more generous
       social security. Let the NATO folks protect themselves. If it’s
       too expensive for them, let them cut their own social services.
       Can you believe the US pays something like 3.50% of its GNP into
       NATO, down from 3.75% in 2014, almost double its commitment?
       Pretty amazing. Luxembourg comes in a 0.5%.
       Why not just tell Denmark, cut some of your social services,
       raise taxes, do something to make up for the .63% loss,
       otherwise you are on your own?
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