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US Congess shows its True Colors

By Michael Spence

 

January 15, 2014
Wednesday PM


Having just read about the approval of the budget omnibus bill in which the US House of Representatives approved a "over 1 Trillion Dollar" spending bill out of which there is 520 billion dollars in discretionary defense related spending.

It is clear that despite all their grandstanding over fiscal responsibility, the House conservatives in control are beholden to the corporate world and not the American people.

OVER HALF of the entire budget is proposed to be spent on discretionary military spending while these same "conservatives" want to dismantle social security and medicare. Much of this spending is to fund PRIVATE FOR PROFIT defense contractors who owe nothing to the American taxpayers who pay for them.

When time comes to elect members of Congress, all registered voters have the right and responsibility to remember this act of hypocrisy that brings great shame to our government.

Michael Spence
Ketchikan, Alaska

About: "long time Ketchikan resident"

Received January 15, 2014 - Published January 15, 2014

 

 

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