> What is the difference between the military buying weapons, > research, etc. and the consumer buying products that very shortly get hauled > to the dump? > > They are both dead-ends. Both generate payrolls, pay for new > machines that produce goods in the path between the start of production and > the final product that gets used. > > The only difference is that the military takes your money > before you can decide what dead-end product you want to buy.
To the extent that consumer products are dead-end as you describe, I can see your point. However, not all consumer products are of that nature. Consider transportation, housing, furniture and useful appliances. I certainly agree the throw-away stuff is a shame, but they aren't the essential ingredient of the equation. Here is the Federal budget for 2007: http://www.warresisters.org/piechart.htm The numbers, as you can see, are well beyond ordinary descriptions such as 'staggering': they're into the 'crime against humanity' range. These are the numbers of a military attitude gone berserk; a gov't infested with greed and destructive paranoia. AND, for our spending pleasure, the ME sinkhole just dropped another mile deeper. Keep you wallet out. Bill _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
