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From: rcj@burl.UUCP (R. Curtis Jackson)
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Subject: Re: WAR TAX RESISTANCE
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Date: Wed, 1-Feb-84 19:43:18 EST
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And how many of our tax dollars would go towards tallying those
checksheets?  :-)

A couple of points on WAR tax dollars that have not been addressed
here:

a) As long as other countries are pouring money into -- quote 'defense'
unquote -- spending, the U.S. is going to do the same.  Period.

b) The only ways to stop other countries from pouring money into WAR
stuff (and I welcome additions to this list):
	1) Raise conciousness WORLDWIDE concerning the foolishness of
	nuclear (and other) warfare.
	2) Show the benefits that can be derived from other uses for WAR
	monies by supporting candidates and legislation in this country
	to LIMIT our own military spending somewhat and to funnel that
	money into education and health programs, to name two that I
	consider worthy.
	3) WATCH what is happening at home!!!  A lot of your military
	dollars go into boondoggles or into outright mistakes.  Boondoggles
	are obviously stupid and useless research programs, equipment
	purchases, etc.  As an example, the U.S. spent millions and
	millions of dollars to set up missile silos (above-ground) all over
	the U.S. to protect our factories and cities (ha!).  Suddenly, as
	missiles became more accurate, some bright person in the Pentagon
	noted that the Soviets could target our missile silos instead of
	our factories first.  A mad scramble ensued to put the missiles
	underground in 'secret' locations.  Now we are more into making
	the missiles portable.
	If a high-level executive in private industry had made a blunder
	of this nature, he would be out the door in no time at all.  Let's
	make the military accountable (as much as is possible with
	security restraints) for what they do and what they spend.

I've been long-winded enough, but one more thing needs to come to light.
Reagon, in his State of the Union address, said (paraphrased) "the only
way to make sure that we never have a nuclear war is to make nuclear
warfare infeasible."  Reagon is moving out into space now, with killer
satellites and satellite-based cruise-missile radars, etc.; trying
to make nuclear war 'infeasible'.  Meanwhile, the 'Bad Guys' are busily
doing the same thing -- we have already gone quite a way beyond
anti-missile satellites and are into the realm of
anti- anti-missile-satellites and anti- anti-anti-missile satellites.
If you thought that nuclear missiles were costly to design, build,
and maintain, just wait until you get the price tag for these new
babies!
-- 

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