The Co$t of War
Nov 3, 2014 06:43:05 #
When you buy a new ar and take on a loan that's going to last for five years, you might feel a shiver run up your spine. That's a long time to be paying a loan. Or how about a thirty-year mortgage on your house? That's nothing.
Britain and other countries are still paying off debt from WW I . That means we're all paying higher taxes to pay off loans that were taken out 100 years ago, and sometimes more than that.
http://qz.com/290183/in-2014-countries-are-still-paying-off-debt-from-world-war-one/
On the plus side, the munitions makers did all right for themselves, even Krupps and Mitsubishi.
Britain and other countries are still paying off debt from WW I . That means we're all paying higher taxes to pay off loans that were taken out 100 years ago, and sometimes more than that.
http://qz.com/290183/in-2014-countries-are-still-paying-off-debt-from-world-war-one/
On the plus side, the munitions makers did all right for themselves, even Krupps and Mitsubishi.
Nov 3, 2014 06:59:08 #
Nov 3, 2014 08:01:41 #
Anonymous profiteer quote
"A lot of blood is shed during war but it's cheap."
"A lot of blood is shed during war but it's cheap."
Nov 3, 2014 08:08:47 #
Blood is not cheap! the cost of freedom is high! I, as a war vet, have seen and experienced it! It's just plain UGLY! I'd do it all again if it meant freedom!
Nov 3, 2014 08:24:06 #
Tom Brownell wrote:
Blood is not cheap! the cost of freedom is high! I, as a war vet, have seen and experienced it! It's just plain UGLY! I'd do it all again if it meant freedom!
:thumbup:
Nov 3, 2014 09:02:25 #
I believe we eventually paid the final lease lend equipment payment to USA in 2006.
Nov 3, 2014 09:10:57 #
Spindrift62 wrote:
I believe we eventually paid the final lease lend equipment payment to USA in 2006.
You folks in England are awesome! Our best friends and allies! Thank you for your steadfast support in maintaining freedom in the world!!
Nov 3, 2014 09:18:01 #
Before a country goes to war, it should put it to a vote. The total cost of the war should be presented, along with how long it will take to pay for it, and how much it will increase taxes. And if you think politicians don't know how much a war will cost, think again. Many of them probably experience financial or political gain from a war. The voters should also be told how many of the military will be killed and maimed.
Of course, when Hitler invaded Poland, the world didn't have much choice, but so many military operations seem to be optional.
We all know that people suffer and die in wars, but we think that when the war is over, it's over. A guy I went to school with lost a leg in Vietnam, and that leg is still gone. Another schoolmate was killed, something his family has to deal with daily.
Of course, when Hitler invaded Poland, the world didn't have much choice, but so many military operations seem to be optional.
We all know that people suffer and die in wars, but we think that when the war is over, it's over. A guy I went to school with lost a leg in Vietnam, and that leg is still gone. Another schoolmate was killed, something his family has to deal with daily.
Nov 3, 2014 09:19:03 #
Tom Brownell wrote:
Blood is not cheap! the cost of freedom is high! I, as a war vet, have seen and experienced it! It's just plain UGLY! I'd do it all again if it meant freedom!
I didn't think the quote needed an explanation. War is good business for a very cynical class of businessmen, always has been.
Nov 3, 2014 09:22:35 #
Texcaster wrote:
I didn't think the quote needed an explanation. War is good business for a very cynical class of businessmen, always has been.
And don't forget the bankers. They worked hand-in-hand during WW II - regardless of country. The Swiss did all right with those numbered bank accounts that were supposed to protect the Jews' money from the Nazis. The system worked so well that it protected the money from the families that owned it.
Nov 3, 2014 09:23:48 #
Tom Brownell wrote:
You folks in England are awesome! Our best friends and allies! Thank you for your steadfast support in maintaining freedom in the world!!
Thanks for the vote of confidence. However having just read that Germany is threatening to throw us out of the EU Common Market because we wish to impose some control on our boarders, makes me wonder who were the victors of WW2.
Nov 3, 2014 09:28:05 #
Nov 3, 2014 09:35:36 #
Spindrift62 wrote:
Thanks for the vote of confidence. However having just read that Germany is threatening to throw us out of the EU Common Market because we wish to impose some control on our boarders, makes me wonder who were the victors of WW2.
Hang in there! we have your back side! That is as soon as we get rid of this president and get someone who understands the world a little better!
Nov 3, 2014 12:28:07 #
Tom Brownell wrote:
Hang in there! we have your back side! That is as soon as we get rid of this president and get someone who understands the world a little better!
We await your intervention, but could you not have my backside, it's spoken for!! :) :)
Nov 3, 2014 16:50:53 #
Spindrift62 wrote:
We await your intervention, but could you not have my backside, it's spoken for!! :) :)
Thank you for not going into detail on that comment. :D
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