The Price of (Budget) War
TheDailyFix
We all, seriously now, need to have a little Nation-wide talk with the President about This War. Let us cut straight to the chase: Some of us are actually on a budget and cannot (given the brand new BMW, mortgage and college bound sullen teen) continue to afford this ‘perk’. We are certain that a lot of you, given the penny-pinching times in which we live, feel the same way. Sorry Prez, but we are all feeling the squeeze these days. Truth is, precious few of us can really afford anything but the basics. Sure, when times were flush, during the Internet/Dom Com explosion, many could have negotiated that perk along with additional stock options. But now? Most people are lucky to have a job. There are no perks, no bonuses, no stock options, no raises. It is a CEO’s dream and a bastard vice-president’s fantasy come true. They all get to treat talented, hard working people like serfs and in the case of the bastard VPs, the abuse quotient has gone up, up, up nation wide, exponentially. Go into an interview and ask an HR rep about war perks? You have got to be kidding. They will most certainly hire the immigrant who takes what he is offered and is thanking his lucky stars there are dental benefits with the job (and if you saw him smile you would know why).
Therefore, Sorry, Colin Powel, General Franks, Mr. President and the rest of you nuke-happy clueless saps we hate to break it to you but America simply cannot afford this war.
You guys might, however, consider resubmitting your request, via a revised budget, to continue This War:
Original Proposed War Budget:
50,000 troops: $187,000,000,957.69
Weapons: $350,000,000,222.01
Ships: $576,999,434,348.55
Beef Jerky: $100,777.09
Lost of Life: Incalculable
The Rest of The War, Revised Budget Moving Forward:
Name Calling: $0
Finger Pointing: $0
Empty Threats: $0
Mooning Across The
Desert (SFP Lotion
No. 50) $154.09
Cost of Lives Saved: Incalculable
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