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Bushisms- Listen as Dubya attempts to reinvent the english language and reassure the people that they are safe from terror...
Get George W. Bush out of the Whitehouse!!!
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About half of the federal budget is spent on defense.. Almost 400 billion dollars this year. This leaves all other important services including education, health services, and state programs, underfunded.
This chart shows the billions of dollars that have been spent on war in addition to the money spent in the pie chart above. Notice how much is used on reconstruction as opposed to combat.
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http://www.warresisters.org/piechart.htm
The US outspends the rest of the world on defense. What are we so afraid of that we need this much defense? Is this money really being used to protect us, or is it funding imperialism?
Did the 13th Amendment ban slavery, or did it create a loophole allowing it?
US CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT XIII
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
One in every 110 men are in prison. We have almost 2.2 million people in prison in the US. This is the highest incarceration rate in the world, higher that China or Russia.
This chart illustrates the obvious institutional racism in our justice system. Looking at these figures it's not surprising that 1 out of 3 black males will serve time in prison during his lifetime.
