'저는 그들의 땅을 지키기 위하여 싸웠던 인디안들의 이야기를 기억합니다. 백인들이 그들의 신성한 숲에 도로를 만들기 위하여 나무들을 잘랐습니다. 매일밤 인디안들이 나가서 백인들이 만든 그 길을 해체하면 그 다음 날 백인들이 와서 도로를 다시 짓곤 했습니다. 한동안 그 것이 반복되었습니다. 그러던 어느날, 숲에서 가장 큰 나무가 백인들이 일할 동안 그들 머리 위로 떨어져 말과 마차들을 파괴하고 그들 중 몇몇을 죽였습니다. 그러자 백인들은 떠났고 결코 다시 오지 않았습니다….' (브루스 개그논)





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Sunday, December 27, 2009

Text Fwd: U.S. War Budget Larger Than All 50 States' Spending Combined

StopNATO on Dec. 26, 2009

AllGov
December 25, 2009
War Costs Americans More Than All State Governments Combined: Sherwood Ross

America has become a “warfare state,” spending more on its military than
state or local governments do to provide for their citizens’ welfare,
according to former journalist Sherwood Ross.

Each year, Department of Defense expenditures exceed that of all 50 states
combined in providing medical services, educating children, offering a safety
net to the poor and protecting citizens against crime and fires.

According to Joseph Henchman, director of state projects for the Tax Foundation,
the 50 states collected $781 billion in taxes in 2008.

Meanwhile, the U.S. defense budget for fiscal year 2010 will be at least $880
billion.

To demonstrate that the federal government’s priority is more on making war
than preventing it, Sherwood points out that for every dollar spent by the State
Department, the Pentagon spends $20. “As for the Peace Corps, its budget is a
paltry $375 million—hardly enough to keep the Pentagon elephant in peanuts,”
he writes.
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