Unlike Health Care, When It Comes To Nukes Cost Is No Object

The lead story in Saturday's Washington Post, about the nuclear weapons decisions facing President Obama, runs longer than 1,300 words, but five a reader won't find are "cost," "dollars," "money," "debt," or "deficit." A reader would also search in vain for any talk of a "fiscal crisis" or a need to balance nuclear weapons priorities with available revenues. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Mar 6, 2010 - 4:03 PM PST
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by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 7, 2010

The failure of media to mention cost on military programs and always note cost on human services programs is an interesting note on media pro-war bias.

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