"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:G2Wij.300291$Fc.57396@attbi_s21...

Actually, it does -- unless you don't believe an Air Force
contributes to the "common defence" of the country:

Article I, Section 8. "The Congress shall have Power To lay and
collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and
provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United
States..."


You didn't go far enough:



He never does, but then he's got you to take up the slack.


Bertie