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Veterans get free medical, college for them is free, they get subsidized loans to buy houses and start businesses, if they were mentally or physically injured during the war they get disability checks, etc. People underestimate how much veterans can get in benefits.
we don't mind supporting those who truly fought to defend the US. in my opinion, a lot of young people were attracted to the financial opportunities to fight wars that they themselves may not agree with. it is an abuse of their patriotisms and tax dolars to benefit the interest groups.
if as tax payers we cannot stop the interst groups in power from starting abusive wars, at least we should discourage the young people from participating in such wrong causes by limiting their benefit packages.
It is disgusting to see what the "top" politicians are engaged in today in America. Hope more influential non-politicians will speak up to raise public awareness to put a stop to the costly personal political games that bunch of suckers are playing against each other. Jamie Dimon blows up at DC's dysfunction, says he's tired of 'listening to the stupid s---'
"It's almost an embarrassment being an American citizen traveling around the world and listening to the stupid s--- we have to deal with in this country," Dimon said in response to an analyst question.
"Since the Great Recession, which is now 8 years old, we've been growing at 1.5 to 2 percent in spite of stupidity and political gridlock, because the American business sector is powerful and strong," he said. "What I'm saying is it would be much stronger growth had we made intelligent decisions and were there not gridlock."
...to support a dysfunctioning government that is occupied by a bunch of clown politicians in Washington D.C. who fight each other teeth to teeth on problems that they created to bebefit their own political agenda having nothing to do with the benefit of American people....???
When enough is enough??
Do you have any idea how much federal funding is part of NYS and NYC budget?
Who do you think helped fund the Second Avenue Subway, East Side (LIRR) Access, the "new" Penn Station?
Just pick a sector from transit to healthcare and you'll find NYC gets money from the feds; and it never is enough as Schumer et al in Washington are constantly scheming to find more ways to shovel yet more.
Who do you think helped fund the Second Avenue Subway, East Side (LIRR) Access, the "new" Penn Station?
Just pick a sector from transit to healthcare and you'll find NYC gets money from the feds; and it never is enough as Schumer et al in Washington are constantly scheming to find more ways to shovel yet more.
Take care what you wish for..
You missed the point, mr. bugsy. or maybe i didn't say it clearly enough...
All our retirees use social security and medicare, another reason we pay taxes. Many older people or sick younger people will be using medicaid.
Federal government gives out financial aid for college students, and k-12 schools do get federal money. Everyone here has benefitted from federal spending.
^THIS!
We shouldn't ignore that fact that DC burns through it, doesn't account for it and that as a whole our taxes could be a LOT lower an the feds could STILL do everything they ACTUALLY needed to do, but the federal gov't does need tax revenue.
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