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Posted on 4/16/18 at 11:46 am to fareplay
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OT always talks about welders, put these baws to work.
They are fully employed with military contracts down here at the shipyards.
Posted on 4/16/18 at 11:53 am to TaderSalad
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Military makes up but a portion of nearly 6 trillion dollar budget.
We have a spending problem
If you think the millions suckling at the welfare teet is bad, you should look at the rampant corruption in military spending.
Posted on 4/16/18 at 11:55 am to fareplay
You sound like you would be a draft, dodging pussy.
Posted on 4/16/18 at 11:58 am to LSUDAN1
Why was nam our problem? I understand ww2 but nam?
Posted on 4/16/18 at 12:05 pm to Aubie Spr96
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We could EASILY halve the defense budget. That would mean we might have to stop trying to control the world and instead defend our own country.....
I always get a laugh out of people linking the world defense spending charts in these arguments. China and Russia have no incentive to hide how much they are actually spending on defense right (sarcasm)?
Posted on 4/16/18 at 12:09 pm to Foch
We ain’t hiding?
Posted on 4/16/18 at 12:12 pm to Aubie Spr96
quote:It's not so much "we" as it is corporations that use politicians to influence military spending to achieve their own agenda.
We could EASILY halve the defense budget. That would mean we might have to stop trying to control the world and instead defend our own country.....
Posted on 4/16/18 at 12:37 pm to barry
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Welfare is a laughably small amount of the US budget, but it likes to get thrown around.
Depends on what you consider welfare
Lots of people receiving SS and Medicare are taking way way more out than they paid in.
I consider that welfare,
Posted on 4/16/18 at 12:40 pm to fareplay
Meh. One of the reasons we have a huge military is to discourage anyone from even thinking about messing with us. It seems unnecessary but when we are so much better than everyone else that they don’t want to start shite, it pays off in the long run with less major warfare overall, which means huge benefits business and economics as well. The US being the sole superpower is an enormously stabilizing force in today’s world.
Posted on 4/16/18 at 12:52 pm to Cosmo
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Lots of people receiving SS and Medicare are taking way way more out than they paid in.
SS is a pension plan. Aren't all pension plans built to take more out than put in?
The issue with SS is that it has been bastardized to support young/not old adults who claim to be disabled
I agree with your assessment on medicare though
This post was edited on 4/16/18 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 4/16/18 at 12:53 pm to fareplay
I'm 100% for military budget cuts
Posted on 4/16/18 at 12:56 pm to yellowfin
I wonder if it wouldn’t be better if we went Roman style. Use our military for conquest in order to gain treasure and resources.
Posted on 4/16/18 at 12:57 pm to fareplay
If we're going to bomb Syria for what they did then we need to bomb South Africa for what they're doing
Posted on 4/16/18 at 12:57 pm to fareplay
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Half my taxes gone to baws fighting in syria and shite, is that really needed? Id rather have a TV.
Half your taxes huh?
Seems to me the data doesn’t back up your bullshite argument.
Why is it the military that always needs to be cut? At least they’re providing a worthy service to this country.
This post was edited on 4/16/18 at 1:03 pm
Posted on 4/16/18 at 12:59 pm to Placebeaux
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If we're going to bomb Syria for what they did then we need to bomb South Africa for what they're doing
I’d actually support overthrowing the South African government and restoring order, giving capable people control.
And while we’re at it, let’s restore Rhodesia and make the southern part of Africa not a shithole again.
Posted on 4/16/18 at 12:59 pm to fr33manator
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I wonder if it wouldn’t be better if we went Roman style. Use our military for conquest in order to gain treasure and resources.
We don't have enough now?
Look at the wars fought during colonial times. Can you imagine major powers squaring off and doing so as often as they did then using today's technology?
Posted on 4/16/18 at 1:00 pm to fareplay
Trump leading the charge!
Posted on 4/16/18 at 1:06 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
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Don't worry about it though says trump, the American taxpayer can just pay for it with interest through higher taxes when he is gone and the Dems are back in power and have to clean up his mess. Sorta brilliant really. Cut taxes, spend more, blow up the debt, then blame the Dems for raising taxes to pay for all of it in a couple of years.
I'm no Trumpkin, but this is like blaming your mounting debt on the lack of a pay raise while you're making $200k/year in Lafourche parish.
Maybe you're spending too much money?
Posted on 4/16/18 at 1:08 pm to NASA_ISS_Tiger
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Only way I'd agree with cutting defense spending if that if all other nations we have historically protected agree to pay back the money we've spent on their protection as well as reduce the level of support we give to NATO and UN for peacekeeping...in other words drop our "Policemen of the World" responsibility. Only if those happen can we drop our defense/military budget.
Huh?
You seem to agree that our NATO and UN policies are crap, but you'd prefer we keep them unless someone else will pay us back for the protection we've provided? That makes no sense.
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