If 9/11 Attacks Can Spark Trillions in War Spending, Asks Ocasio-Cortez, Why Can't US Find Funding

[guillaumeb]

If 9/11 Attacks Can Spark Trillions in War Spending, Asks Ocasio-Cortez, Why Can't US Find Funding for Puerto Rico 'Marshall Plan'?


From the article:

A study commissioned by the Puerto Rican government has found that an estimated 2,975 people died after Hurricane Maria devastated the U.S. territory last year, corroborating previous analyses that have long challenged the official death toll of 64 and bolstering calls that the American government provide substantially more aid to help with rebuilding efforts.
Acknowledging the new findings from George Washington University on Tuesday, progressive New York congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez turned to Twitter to demand a "Marshall Plan" for Puerto Rico and a "just transition" to a renewable energy system that would replace the existing "unstable and unreliable power grid," which faced operational and financial issues even before the storm struck.

To read more:

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/08/28/if-911-attacks-can-spark-trillions-war-spending-asks-ocasio-cortez-why-cant-us-find?cd-

The US can always find billions and trillions for war, but funding things that will help working people, especially brown working people, is always a problem for the GOP.

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread guillaumeb

[ProudLib72]

2. Because fear outweighs compassion

[guillaumeb]

3. Fear of "the other"?

Yes, fear, and a complete indifference to what happens to the bottom 90%, especially when they are not white.

[Bettie]

5. The indifference is for the not-rich white working folks...

it is more malice intended toward the not-white people.

I've reached a point where I do not believe there are ANY good people on the Right politically. Not. Even. One.

[guillaumeb]

8. And that is truly sad

when the right follows Trump, and echoes his hate.

[ProudLib72]

6. Fear and hate re: 9/11

It's very easy for the right to stoke the fear and hate of Muslims. I think you are right about racism playing a part, and it factors in on both sides: hate for foreign brown people as well as hate for brown people in this country.

[guillaumeb]

9. The GOP has been built on hate since 1968.

Trump is following in the path of Reagan, and Bush Sr.

[Tiggeroshii]

4. K/r

[gratuitous]

7. Because someone in authority has to give a damn

And neither the current administration nor congressional leadership has anyone like George C. Marshall.

[guillaumeb]

10. Agreed. eom

[colsohlibgal]

11. She Is Dead On

Gazillions for War and the MI complex and tax breaks for people who do not need it at all. But real help for those who need it....not so much.

[msongs]

12. same thing many have said for many yrs before PR, presidents come n go but the MIC endures nt

[guillaumeb]

13. And grows larger.

[NCTraveler]

14. You will find out if the bacon is sent to your state/district.

https://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/12/why-bernie-sanders-is-backing-a-15-trillion-military-boondoggle.html

[guillaumeb]

15. And the money is spent in literally every Congressional District.

Legalized bribery.

[NCTraveler]

16. It's not legalized bribery.

It's congressional love of money. It's all them. Every bit.

It's not bribery when you fight for it.