ah ya. Sorry, but I just really have to mention the cuts in Pell Grants and Medicaid. Gee, maybe we'd be able to afford education and health subsidies, not to mention humanitarian aid, if we weren't subsidizing corporate welfare and war in the middle east! Thank you for listening to that. I feel *much* better now.
Dana On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 09:52:43 -0800, Ken Ketsdever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I suggest $165 million in humanitarian aid, a mere 1/10 of 1% of our budget > for the war in Iraq so far. Afterall aren't we on friendly terms with most of > the nations involved. These are our friends. Many of which are our Muslim > friends. What better way to demonstrate to the Muslim world that we are not > the enemy. That we are a responsible part of the international community > seeking a peaceful co-existence of everyone. > > Initially we (the US government) approved $80 million for the war. We've > since approved at least another 25 billion and Bush and the boys are > currently preparing to ask for another $80 billion in February according to a > republican leader close to the white house (no name was given). "This $80 > billion is to get us through 2005, and will pass because our leaders all > support our troops." Get ready for the 2006 budget coming late next summer > to a tax poll near you. > > Confidentiality Notice: This message including any > attachments is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient, please contact the sender and > delete any copies of this message. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:141185 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
