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cliffside

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38. War never leaves those who fought IMO, but we've left too many behind to fend for themselves ...
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 11:49 PM
9 hrs ago

instead of providing tax dollars we now have private companies raising money for vets. Not saying that is a bad thing, have not heard there is a for profit motif, just that it should not be ... defense spending should carry through to care for vets as part of the calculus in our budget.

There was a documentary many years ago about how defense money was divided up to the most states so members of congress were more inclined to support defense spending as their state/locality would benefit. You're not going to vote against jobs for your constituents are you? S

ome in this new generation seem to be engaged with a little help from us older folks.

We're all in this world together




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Recommended, so many great antiwar songs back in the day ... cliffside 13 hrs ago #30
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War never leaves those who fought IMO, but we've left too many behind to fend for themselves ... cliffside 9 hrs ago #38
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