Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site burl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!rcj From: rcj@burl.UUCP (R. Curtis Jackson) Newsgroups: net.taxes Subject: Re: WAR TAX RESISTANCE Message-ID: <405@burl.UUCP> Date: Wed, 1-Feb-84 19:43:18 EST Article-I.D.: burl.405 Posted: Wed Feb 1 19:43:18 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 7-Feb-84 10:28:27 EST References: <998@drux3.UUCP> Organization: Western Electric, Burlington, NC Lines: 50 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! -- The MAD Programmer -- 919-228-3313 (Cornet 291) alias: Curtis Jackson ...![ floyd clyde ihnp4 mhuxv ]!burl!rcj