Logical Equivalence

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Bring our soldiers back from Afghanistan and use the money saved to give pensioners and refugees "everything they need", writes Simon Jones of Morley (The West, 23 Jun 10).

Let's suppose that there are a hundred Australian soldiers in Afghanistan. A thousand refugees on Christmas Island. Ten thousand refugees just waiting for an opportunity to escape Afghanistan and flee to Australia. One hundred thousand pensioners already in Australia.

How far will we get with the money saved, when the soldiers return home? Don't forget, we will still be paying them all to be soldiers. The actual savings will be on overseas allowance and danger zone payments.

How many refugees and pensioners will you support with the money saved? How many will get "everything they need" if we follow Jones' solution?

Come on. Get real.

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