Max Sawicky wrote:
> If he means outlays for all defense, as opposed
> to procurement, and if he means as a share of
> discretionary, rather than of "the budget" (his
> words), then he's in the right ballpark.
> But for a guy who is so sharp w/words, his
> fuzziness is fair game.
>
> mbs
>
> I think Vidal means the discretionary budget.
>
> Marta
>
> Max Sawicky wrote:
>
> > [From today's Salon. Full text at
> > http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/09/20/vidal/print.html]
> >
> > "The great scandal today is we're still a militarized economy, 51 percent
> of
> > the budget goes for the Pentagon for procurement . . .
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> >
> > Actually it's less than three percent, but
> > let's not quibble. If he means all defense
> > spending, it's 16 percent. I like Gore Vidal,
> > even if he can't count.
> >
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > ", and there is no enemy; and
> > they're asking for another $60 billion over the next decade. . . . "
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> > I would be overjoyed to learn that $60 billion was
> > the most DoD got over its present budget over the
> > next ten years.
> >
> > By contrast, the projected surplus over the same
> > period WILL BE OVER FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> > mbs
>
> --
> Marta Russell
> author, Los Angeles, CA
> http://disweb.org/
> Beyond Ramps: Disability at the End of the Social Contract
> http://www.commoncouragepress.com/russell_ramps.html
-- Marta Russell author, Los Angeles, CA http://disweb.org/ Beyond Ramps: Disability at the End of the Social Contract http://www.commoncouragepress.com/russell_ramps.html