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To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (17407)9/11/2000 7:28:22 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 436258
 
The defense budget gets watched like a hawk by doves and by people with a vested interest in social spending. It's such a good sound-bite to be able to say "Our government spends $300 billion dollars on defense while _____ "(fill in the blank: children are hungry, schools are in need of repair, infrastructure is crumbling, environment needs protecting, you name it, there's a worthier cause somewhere).

But you're right, an increase is expected for the 2001 defense budget. Even the Clinton adminstration is in favor of some increase.
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