500 & 2,000

“Just heard on the news (no access during the day)

500 missiles and 2,000 bomb runs. I can't imagine that. I'm surprised the city is still standing!”

“I don't think all of that was launched/dropped on Baghdad, probably also other cities and countryside.”

“Rack up another $500 million. CNN needs a ticker showing the cost going up after each explosion.”

“"Rack up another $500 million. CNN needs a ticker showing the cost going up after each explosion."

Gear Slut
10:07:01 PM
03/21/03




That's alot of $$$ going into the bank accounts of the countless thousands and thousands of people who work for defense contractors.

What do ya reckon their doing with those bucks? Wiping their bee-hinds? Kindling? Confetti?

Prolly not.
I'd guess their using the dough to purchase durable goods, homes, hamburgers, etc...

Take an economics class, Sadamite.


Sick'em, George!”

“Gojo, that money comes from Government deficit spending. You do know the potential long-term pitfalls of racking up huge debts, don't you?

I read 1000 cruise missiles. That's $1 billion.”

“Yeah, but if we don't use them up who is going to want a bunch of old missiles anyway.”

“Yeah ol george sure is racking up a huge charge bill, wish I could run my life that way. I know! I could start by paying my taxes that way...”

“The multiplier effect of defense spending is incredibly low compared to many other forms of government spending. You can’t justify military spending on economic theory. It holds no water. Public funds diverted to defense slow down formation of social capital. Infrastructure and education investments are a much surer path to long term economic growth.

There are plenty of good reasons to justify military spending, but the economy is not one of them. (For instance – all the roads and schools in the world aren’t much good if we’re under the domination of a foreign enemy.) If you’d taken an elementary economics course you’d undoubtedly heard of guns vs. butter. The peace dividend from the end of the cold war was demonstrated by the incredible economic growth we saw in the 90’s.”

“I agree violin. That money that is so happily being spread around has already been spent. It's not new cash. Sounds like gojo needs to take an economics class and perhaps an exorcist to remove that right wing rhetoric as well.”

“Sadamite? That sounds yucky.”

“That's alot of $$$ going into the bank accounts of the countless thousands and thousands of people who work for defense contractors.

What do ya reckon their doing with those bucks? Wiping their bee-hinds? Kindling? Confetti?

Prolly not.
I'd guess their using the dough to purchase durable goods, homes, hamburgers, etc...

Take an economics class, Sadamite.


Sick'em, George!"
gojo
08:35:39 AM
03/22/03


Hmmm then I guess Gojo is against tax cuts?”

“and spending cuts.”

“I never intended this to be another political thread. I just couldn't fathom the extent of the attack.”