War profiteers escalate their war on jobs

The deficit committee meets on Tuesday, September 13, and military contractors are marching on the Hill to influence, intimidate, or buy its members. We're launching War Costs' fight-back in D.C. with a full-page ad in Politico targeting committee members, along with a new video to let people know what's really going on. Please help maximize our impact:

1. Share our video with your friends, and
2. Call committee co-chairs Sen. Patty Murray (202.224.2621) and U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling (202.225.3484). Tell them firmly (but politely) that war spending costs us jobs, and we expect them to cut the war budget despite Second To None's pressure campaign.

Visit http://warcosts.com to join the fight against job-killing war profiteers.

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[thunder1road]

"We had to struggle with the old enemies of peace - business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering.

They had begun to consider the Government of the United States as a mere appendage to their own affairs. We know now that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob.

Never before in all our history have these forces been so united against one candidate as they stand today. - FDR

[HostileNegotiator]

Thanks for what you're doing :) 

[triflind]

@wishtree The Money Masters

[jackdtroughton]

Under a profit motive system, war will always exist. It's the most profitable venture you can engage in. Under a profit motive system, jobs will become fewer and fewer as automation become cheaper and the more obvious coice. Eventually, there is a tipping point where purchasing power falls short. Will organized money slow it all down to keep people as consumers? No, I think a game-changer will come along, a false-flag op, and who knows what then? See the Zeitgeist Movement for real solutions.

[jerr0328]

I interned at one of these major defense contractors. When they get cuts, they immediately strain their employees, but the big guys at the top seem to be doing fine. I'm not saying not to cut spending or anything, but it's worth noting that those companies will CHOOSE to hurt jobs just so they can make a political statement against cutting their budgets.

[madisonelectronic]

@thunder1road War profiteering?? FDR got us into Europe in WW2. I guess that doesn't count. Then ignored his own intelligence reports and allowed the japs to cripple us so we could end up with a war in the Pacific. Guess how much just the a-bomb development cost the USA? Dems controlled EVERYTHING, but you just keep parroting what your teachers tell you.

[HWGuyEG]

@mpcrosson

Well if pictures of the millions killed by American corporations in pointless wars would definitely have an impact.

[httm241]

All the people there are supper comity

[Blackgold3112]

guess who voted for the bank bailouts - twice? You got it!

[wishtree]

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[bertly71]

Good video. Guess who has more lobbyists in DC than any other entity? China.