http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/17/AR2007081702175.html?nav=rss_email/components

Hey, I’m against the war, and at certain times of the month, I’m a full-fledged pacifist. But, don’t be taking our money under terms, and then suddenly welsh on those terms. This isn’t fifty dollar bill, either: “Puerto Rico received $1.88 billion in U.S. education funds this year.” If you put this money in, say, New York City’s school system, just as many latinos would benefit, if not more.

All I know is, I shirk the draft, even though it’s not currently enstated, I’m a criminal, and I never got a red cent from the federal government for my high school education. These kids score big-game USA funds, and get to thumb their noses at us, and we can’t/don’t do a thing.

Feel free to call me prejudiced or whatever, but if Guam or America Samoa or any other territory was pulling this, I’d be calling them out, too. This isn’t about me wanting to send people to their deaths in a pointless war, that they had no representation in going into (which is mentioned in the article, and its absolutely right; they shouldn’t have to fight in a conflict that they had no regards about), this is a dependent nation picking and choosing when it wants to be under our umbrella. When were handing out subsidies, oh yeah, right here! When we’re looking for enlistment, ehhh no thanks.

If you guys were against the war, why enter into a program that forces you to provide student information for selective service? Oh that’s right; it was almost TWO BILLION dollars in ONE YEAR. The bride takes the dowry, then she gets cold feet.