NationStates Jolt Archive


Iraq a waste of tax money?

Irrational Numbers
14-11-2004, 21:55
If it were up to me, I would take the billions of dollars sinking into Iraq, and all international policing missions, and use it to rebuild America first. Believe it or not America still has problems too.

First, I would bring the soldiers home and give them the pay they deserve. (Many missles they fire cost more money then several of them combined will ever see.)

Second, I would bring back child care for single parent familys so that single parents have an opportunity to make a reasonably decent living. Government run child care centers worked like a charm in New York City, but when Guiliani was "cleaning up" New York, the funding for cild care got put on the chopping block.

Third, create public works projects that benefit the community. Hoover Dam, Brooklyn Bridge, Triboro bridge, etc. Create work, benefit community. Why some of our projects don't even to be in public use. Programs can build office buildings and then sell them, especially wiht all the development going on in NYC's suburbs.

So, any other ideas? Or any criticisms?
The Senates
14-11-2004, 23:16
Iraq is a black hole that will suck us dry and leave us very, very vulnerable domestially and abroad for decades to come.
Ashmoria
15-11-2004, 00:53
given that iraq is a war we didnt need to fight, didnt need to fight NOW, didnt need to fight ALONE (apologies to the UK) of course its a huge waste of our tax money

too bad. now we are in it, we have to stay. you cant leave a job like this half done without making the situation worse. we must leave the iraqis better off than we found them, we must NOT leave the "terrorists" with the impression that if they just outlast us they will win.
Superpower07
15-11-2004, 00:54
www.costofwar.com
The Senates
15-11-2004, 01:06
www.costofwar.com
Hmm, how have I missed that before? Great site - what kind of data do they have backing that up though?
Irrational Numbers
15-11-2004, 04:18
given that iraq is a war we didnt need to fight, didnt need to fight NOW, didnt need to fight ALONE (apologies to the UK) of course its a huge waste of our tax money

too bad. now we are in it, we have to stay. you cant leave a job like this half done without making the situation worse. we must leave the iraqis better off than we found them, we must NOT leave the "terrorists" with the impression that if they just outlast us they will win.

We don't have to stay. Forget the terrorists, I say. If we just stay out of their business they'll leave us alone.