Use the 95 Billion to Rebuid our Invastructure - GoFuckYourself.com

LongShlong8 · 02-26-2003, 08:52 PM

Instead of wasting 95 Billion dollars on a war, we should pump it into our countries infrastructure. Homeland Security should be top on the list, then funding for airlines. Give Amtrak and all public transportation everything they need to renew our mass transit system. Reinvest in bringing all public buildings up to code for fire and security. This would not only leave us safer than going to war, it would also employ hundreds of thousands of working class Americans. True, this won't solve all our problems, but I think its a much better investment for our money.

oscer · 02-26-2003, 09:04 PM

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Originally posted by LongShlong8
Instead of wasting 95 Billion dollars on a war, we should pump it into our countries infrastructure. Homeland Security should be top on the list, then funding for airlines. Give Amtrak and all public transportation everything they need to renew our mass transit system. Reinvest in bringing all public buildings up to code for fire and security. This would not only leave us safer than going to war, it would also employ hundreds of thousands of working class Americans. True, this won't solve all our problems, but I think its a much better investment for our money.

This is America If they did that then they would Expect the Public to pay that shit back and who wants thier taxes raised

LongShlong8 · 02-26-2003, 09:23 PM

War money comes from taxes too. I'm just saying its a better way to spend the money.

oscer · 02-26-2003, 09:40 PM

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Originally posted by LongShlong8
War money comes from taxes too. I'm just saying its a better way to spend the money.

Yea we could always make our Children smarter.

What they need to do is pay the polititions an Middle Class Wage and then do good things with that money

Interlude · 02-26-2003, 09:45 PM

I say we use the money to clean house in Washington. I don't think I like a single politician out there right now.

ChrisH · 02-26-2003, 10:13 PM

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Originally posted by LongShlong8
War money comes from taxes too. I'm just saying its a better way to spend the money.

Not that I totally disagree with your idea. But fuck the airlines. How many times do we have to bail them out, only for them to lay off more workers. Let the small ones fold the others will pick up the slack.

LiveDose · 02-26-2003, 11:28 PM

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Not that I totally disagree with your idea. But fuck the airlines. How many times do we have to bail them out, only for them to lay off more workers. Let the small ones fold the others will pick up the slack.

Just what I was thinking. Most airlines have been losing money for 20 plus years. Management is asking labor to take pay cuts as a solution to be able to borrow more money. I wouldn't give a dime to the airlines until they presented a working business model.

$1400-$2000 for a flight that you're trying to get on in a day or two without advanced purchase. It's stupid. There are times that I've driven 4 or 5 hours for something, stayed overnight in a four star hotel & dropped $250 on a nice dinner and night out instead of throwing away 3 G's on two plane tickets.

02-26-2003, 08:52 PM	#1
LongShlong8 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 34	Use the 95 Billion to Rebuid our Infrastructure Instead of wasting 95 Billion dollars on a war, we should pump it into our countries infrastructure. Homeland Security should be top on the list, then funding for airlines. Give Amtrak and all public transportation everything they need to renew our mass transit system. Reinvest in bringing all public buildings up to code for fire and security. This would not only leave us safer than going to war, it would also employ hundreds of thousands of working class Americans. True, this won't solve all our problems, but I think its a much better investment for our money. Last edited by LongShlong8; 02-26-2003 at 08:55 PM..

02-26-2003, 09:23 PM	#3
LongShlong8 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 34	War money comes from taxes too. I'm just saying its a better way to spend the money.

02-26-2003, 09:45 PM	#5
Interlude Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: State of Denial Posts: 1,147	I say we use the money to clean house in Washington. I don't think I like a single politician out there right now.