October 2, 2008


Let’s say

you live in a neighborhood of 200 houses, and the combined total of all that the neighborhood spends on security–alarm systems, guard dogs, etc.–is one million dollars. But $500,000 of that is what YOU, all by yourself, spend. Wouldn’t your neighbors call you a little paranoid?

That’s the position of the US in world military spending.

posted by Cooper Renner in politics 

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3 Responses to “Let’s say”

  1. Sheila Ryan on October 2nd, 2008 at 6:23 pm

    The 12 gauge auto-loader.

    That’s Italian. You can go pump or auto.

    The .45 longslide, with laser sighting.

    These are brand new. We just got them in. That’s a good gun. You just touch the trigger, the beam comes on, and you put the red dot where you want the bullet to go. You can’t miss. Anything else?

    Phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range.

    Hey, just what you see, pal.

    The Uzi 9-millimeter.

    You know your weapons, buddy. Any one of these is ideal for home defense. So, uh, which’ll it be?

    All.

    I may close early today. There’s a 15-day wait on the handguns, but the rifles you can take right now . . . You can’t do that.

    Wrong.

  2. Michael Grant Smith on October 2nd, 2008 at 6:47 pm

    We cannot allow a guard dog gap.

    There must be parity.

    MAD — Mutual Assured Doggies.

  3. Mike Dresser on October 2nd, 2008 at 9:09 pm

    Good point. And we don’t even give out good Halloween candy. Some years, it’s candy corn; others, we just turn off the porch light.

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