Running for state representative here in Columbia, there won't be many opportunities for me to influence foreign policy. But, as a citizen, I feel moved from time to time to address non-state issues. And, well, I do have this blog...
Do you remember the economic strategy we employed to cause the downfall of the Soviet Union? Basically, we accelerated the arms race and forced the Soviets to spend too much of their money on their military. It took a while, but economic collapse became an inevitability.
Notice any similarities with the present day?
According to the National Priorities Project (www.nationalpriorities.org), over half a trillion dollars has been spent on this war. Over $8 billion of that has come from Missouri taxpayers.
What could we do with the billions of dollars we are spending on this war?
In Missouri, alone, here's what we could have with our portion:
2,991,751 People with Health Care for One Year OR
6,956,094 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year OR
203,713 Public Safety Officers for One year OR
148,340 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR
1,090,274 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
885 New Elementary Schools OR
80,003 Affordable Housing Units OR
2,874,524 Children with Health Care for One Year OR
1,181,453 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR
158,090 Elementary School Teachers for One Year
Beyond what we could do with the money, do we really believe we have a bottomless pit for war expenses? Can we continue to spend billions (even trillions), financed by the Chinese and other foreign nations? Am I the only one who thinks we may be falling victim to the strategy we used so effectively against the Soviet Union?
We all know what happens to those who don't know their history.
- sean
Sean Spence
Candidate, Missouri's 25th House District
www.SpenceCampaign.com
seanspence@earthlink.net
573-823-1308 (mobile)
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