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DRAFT (DES-000-077 2 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> A RESOLUTION TO END THE EXPENDITURE OF THE PUBLIC'S <br /> TAX DOLLARS BY THE U.S. CONGRESS FOR EXCESSIVE AND <br /> UNAFFORDABLE WARFARE FUNDING <br /> WHEREAS, the financial resources available for use by governments at the <br /> local, county, state and federal levels in the United States are and must be <br /> limited; and <br /> WHEREAS, an inordinate level of military expenditure is being made by the U.S. <br /> federal government for warfare in Afghanistan; and <br /> WHEREAS, the people of Orange County, North Carolina are collectively paying <br /> or becoming indebted for approximately 351 million dollars per year (with the <br /> national average of approximately $2,600/per person) of their limited financial <br /> resources for such warfare which supplies no identified public benefits; and <br /> WHEREAS, this warfare creates great and unnecessary harm to the people of <br /> the nation of Afghanistan and to U.S. military personnel and their families; and <br /> WHEREAS, educational services, infrastructure repairs, other essential public <br /> services, and family and private-sector financing in Orange County and <br /> throughout the State of North Carolina have been substantially reduced in order <br /> for an excessive portion of available financial resources to be diverted from the <br /> constructive economy to unnecessary warfare; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT we, the Orange County, North <br /> Carolina Board of Commissioners, hereby request North Carolina's member of <br /> the U.S. House of Representatives from the Fourth Congressional District and <br /> the U.S. Senate representatives from the State of North Carolina oppose all <br /> legislation brought before the U.S. Congress that provides further funding of the <br /> U.S. warfare and U.S. military occupation of Afghanistan. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners also requests that these members of Congress take strong and <br /> forceful action to influence the full Congress to terminate funding of these military <br /> operations. <br /> This the 19th day of October 2010. <br /> Valerie Foushee, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />