re: Its days like this where I feel do we need this much military?

You are mistaken.

I'm not some dumb arse tribal red team blue team.

I've voted Republican more than dem in my life (I'm 40).

But I'm also well educated, pay attention and learn.

I've learned that the GOP is significantly worse for the debt and deficit than the dems over about the past 10 years.

The debt and deficit is what I care about. Not all that stupid shite that is used to appeal to dumbass sheep like abortion and immigration. The GOP has zero interest in changing the laws on either and neither do the dems. Both issues are red meat to stupid people.

However, I'm a high income wage earner. Well into the 28% bracket in w2 wages and well over the social security cap.

I know that the massive amounts being added to the debt WILL be paid back by people like me through higher taxes in the near future.

I like keeping the money I earn. The Dems will let me keep more in the long term because they won't explode the debt like Republicans have been doing under every administration. The few thousand I got through the tax cuts for corps and higher income people like me will be paid back x2 soon enough. By people like me. frick that.

Convince me I will keep more of my money long term under the GOP and I'll support them. You cant and therefore the Dems have my vote right now.

I might actually believe you if not for your posts in this thread that very much show you as tribal.

That and your argument is based on cherry picked numbers that ignore the overwhelmingly larger part of the budget to fit your narrative.

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You are wrong. I dont care.

You know the dems are more fiscally responsible. I can tell you are not stupid. But you are a waste of time.

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The fact you won't address my point tells me all I need to know.

You have no point. Now do what I just told you to do and add something worthwhile to this conversation or this conversation is over.

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You have no point.

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So I have no point in asking why you're using an article that only counts discretionary spending when it comes to prove who's the bigger spender, when non-discretionary spending is by far the larger part of the budget?

Lol. Why you so damn dumb kiddo.

Check my post history going back the past 10 years when I was bitching about the bush tax cuts and supply side economics and the effect on the debt and deficit.

Then kindly shut the frick up and frick off. Kiddo.

Notice how he completely ignored me at the end

No, went to dinner then out with people. Now just got back online. Probably for about 10 minutes then have other stuff to do, including work.

Now, again, frick off. Kiddo.

You can't hug someone with nuclear arms.