Fixing housing. And “good legislation to support the troops”
In one of the prior blog posts I had outlined (sorry I can’t provide links to the prior posts because these essays have not been searched and stored by Google. Only some have). that it would take about 9 or 10 billion dollars to once and for all time fix the housing and homelessness in Columbus, Ohio. I think Gemini provided the road map of how it could be done. There were actual details with numbers and goals.
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The White House and Republican leaders are pushing a divided party to swiftly pass new spending for President Donald Trump’s ongoing war with Iran despite the political risks of backing an unpopular military campaign that has spiked consumer prices.
Vice President JD Vance met privately with House Republicans in a basement room of the Capitol Wednesday afternoon to rally the GOP behind the measure, which calls for $95 billion in new spending with $73 billion to pay for Iran-related costs.
Vance praised the measure as “a good piece of legislation to support the troops” and “an important step.”
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The homeless have no War Machine Industrial Complex. Me? I’d pay the same companies… the Northrops, the Lockheeds to fix American housing. Build houses pal, not missiles. You still make the moolah. Your stocks still go up. What do you say pal? You all in?
In this clip, Tulsi Gabbard discusses the immense power and influence of the military-industrial complex with Lex Fridman. She explains how the system perpetuates war profiteering and maintains a grip on government policy, echoing warnings originally made by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Key themes include:
War Profiteering and Logistics (0:02 - 0:25): Gabbard highlights how private companies often justify exorbitant costs—such as overpriced items or excessive overhead—by citing the difficulty of logistics during wartime.
The "Revolving Door" (1:35 - 2:31): A central point of the discussion is the deep-seated relationship between the Pentagon, Congress, and private defense contractors. Gabbard describes a "revolving door" where high-ranking military officials and Department of Defense civilians transition into high-paying roles at defense firms after leaving public service, and vice versa.
Systemic Influence (1:07 - 1:35): She argues that the military-industrial complex is not just a collection of companies but a self-sustaining machine that is "thriving more now than ever before," making it extremely difficult to slow down, stop, or reverse.
