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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: cnyndwllr who wrote (92207)10/28/2008 3:00:59 AM
From: slacker711   of 541807
 
Paying people for work that has no real benefit is, I think you'll agree, just one tiny step short of simply giving them money and not pretending it's for work. In fact, I'd call that welfare thinly disguised as something else.

Personally, I wouldnt call that a small step.

Then again, I would be shutting any base that couldnt justify itself on its military value alone....along with the various weapons systems that are approved due to the location of their manufacturers. Corporate/political welfare doesnt have quite the same negative aspect in terms of its impact on communities but it should be stopped anyway.

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