Comments on: Defense Bill Raids Personnel Funds to Pay For Weapons http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/12/18/defense-bill-raids-personnel-funds-to-pay-for-weapons/ [Please go to 'Settings' to change your Tagline] Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:26:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Counterparties http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/12/18/defense-bill-raids-personnel-funds-to-pay-for-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-10911 Counterparties Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:36:41 +0000 http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/?p=1208#comment-10911 [...] Taibbi on the human cost of defense earmarks — True/Slant [...] [...] Taibbi on the human cost of defense earmarks — True/Slant [...]

]]> By: viking insurance pay bill « insurance webs http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/12/18/defense-bill-raids-personnel-funds-to-pay-for-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-10717 viking insurance pay bill « insurance webs Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:18:32 +0000 http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/?p=1208#comment-10717 [...] 10.Defense Bill Raids Personnel Funds to Pay For Weapons – Matt Taibbi - To pay for those earmarks, the favored targets for cutting are usually two parts of the defense bill: Personnel (i.e. military pay) and Operations and Maintenance (which includes such things as body armor, equipment, food, training, and fuel). http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/12/18/defense-bill-raids-personnel-funds-to-pay-for-weapons/ [...] [...] 10.Defense Bill Raids Personnel Funds to Pay For Weapons – Matt Taibbi – To pay for those earmarks, the favored targets for cutting are usually two parts of the defense bill: Personnel (i.e. military pay) and Operations and Maintenance (which includes such things as body armor, equipment, food, training, and fuel). http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/12/18/defense-bill-raids-personnel-funds-to-pay-for-weapons/ [...]

]]> By: Intellectual Dishonesty « coyote blue http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/12/18/defense-bill-raids-personnel-funds-to-pay-for-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-5456 Intellectual Dishonesty « coyote blue Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:44:56 +0000 http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/?p=1208#comment-5456 [...] Democrats actually give them money.  The Army is biased towards Republicans because Republicans appear to give soldiers money.  (Please don’t let’s respond to this link by pointing out [...] [...] Democrats actually give them money.  The Army is biased towards Republicans because Republicans appear to give soldiers money.  (Please don’t let’s respond to this link by pointing out [...]

]]> By: What I learned today (Vol 4) « Other People Like It http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/12/18/defense-bill-raids-personnel-funds-to-pay-for-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-5402 What I learned today (Vol 4) « Other People Like It Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:18:53 +0000 http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/?p=1208#comment-5402 [...] I learned that soldier’s pay and armor etc. are stolen each year in the defense bill by congressmen in order to pay off defense executives.  This is lame and not surprising [...] [...] I learned that soldier’s pay and armor etc. are stolen each year in the defense bill by congressmen in order to pay off defense executives.  This is lame and not surprising [...]

]]> By: News from around the web: 2009-12-24 - Credit Writedowns http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/12/18/defense-bill-raids-personnel-funds-to-pay-for-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-5401 News from around the web: 2009-12-24 - Credit Writedowns Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:44:50 +0000 http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/?p=1208#comment-5401 [...] Defense Bill Raids Personnel Funds to Pay For Weapons – Matt Taibbi – Taibblog – T... [...] [...] Defense Bill Raids Personnel Funds to Pay For Weapons – Matt Taibbi – Taibblog – T… [...]

]]> By: Obama is a Puppet – Get Ready for Iraq II » The Wage Slave - Fighting stupidity with an attitude http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/12/18/defense-bill-raids-personnel-funds-to-pay-for-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-5382 Obama is a Puppet – Get Ready for Iraq II » The Wage Slave - Fighting stupidity with an attitude Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:07:33 +0000 http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/?p=1208#comment-5382 [...] is another Tiabbi link on the latest defense appropriations….  we are taking money away from personnel (’the [...] [...] is another Tiabbi link on the latest defense appropriations….  we are taking money away from personnel (’the [...]

]]> By: Defense Bill Favors Military Contractors over the Rank-and-File « Government Against The People http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/12/18/defense-bill-raids-personnel-funds-to-pay-for-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-5370 Defense Bill Favors Military Contractors over the Rank-and-File « Government Against The People Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:44:33 +0000 http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/?p=1208#comment-5370 [...] more at True/Slant. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Many Military Contractors May No Longer Use [...] [...] more at True/Slant. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Many Military Contractors May No Longer Use [...]

]]> By: jesusluvsguns http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/12/18/defense-bill-raids-personnel-funds-to-pay-for-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-5337 jesusluvsguns Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:10:21 +0000 http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/?p=1208#comment-5337 Republicans: The party of "national defense" Repubs only care about gov't spending when it's the other party doing the spending. They would bitch about this spending but then they would appear weak on national defense. See above. Republicans: The party of “national defense”

Repubs only care about gov’t spending when it’s the other party doing the spending. They would bitch about this spending but then they would appear weak on national defense. See above.

]]> By: annlindenmuth http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/12/18/defense-bill-raids-personnel-funds-to-pay-for-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-5302 annlindenmuth Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:10:49 +0000 http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/?p=1208#comment-5302 Is this the 'grown-up' version of "My dad can beat up your dad."? Is this the ‘grown-up’ version of “My dad can beat up your dad.”?

]]> By: sisyphus http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/12/18/defense-bill-raids-personnel-funds-to-pay-for-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-5297 sisyphus Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:15:59 +0000 http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/?p=1208#comment-5297 sorry, $.7778 on 12/18, not $77.78. The dollar is headed up a little-not that much. sorry, $.7778 on 12/18, not $77.78. The dollar is headed up a little-not that much.

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