re: Are there any plans at all to reign in Military spending?

I read where the f-35 projection is now to be overspent by 862 billion dollars and congress was so pissed they fined raytheon 30 million dollars.

Now thats a heck of an ROI

And to another poster's point, everyone wants a piece so we make some of it overseas for kickbacks, some in this state some in that, and then try to put it all together and its a mess. Then we sell the plans to chini and they build in one place and make us scream....NOW we need an f-387!!!!

Musk said we could use AI from concept to production in one place cut years off the timeline and 100s of billions and the MIC screamed but we need a f-4856!!!!

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The military is the only thing propping up the U. S. hegemony.

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And the only thing protecting the U.S. Populace.

We're talking about military personnel and their earned benefits. Try to keep up.

At the end of the day, would you rather the MIC make its money in the USA, or in China or Russia? I wish we lived in Fantasyland, where we could spend $0.00 every year on defense. Unfortunately, we live in a dangerous, very real world.

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As for me, I was never military or officially anything related and my contribution I am sure is highly classified, my friend and likely way above your security clearance.

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It’s not a unfair question but …..do you even post-WWII Military-Industrial complex?

This “machine” is what has likely kept the empire propped up for over the past half-century.

So to answer your question: No.

No I am talking about all of it brother. If you saw combat etc I want you to probably get more than you are getting but if you are going to deny an “entrenched military officer class” exist I don’t believe you actually served because everyone knows it does.

His father was a general so he is a general and his son will be a general. frick, he dad told me that is exactly how it works years ago over a few Scotch’s, they take care of themselves. He was explaining to me why his son needed to retire as he was at end of his influence.

I can’t blame them for taking all this shite, they are great people but he is not underpaid compared to private sector at all.

But I some point we need stop increasing it and pay the fighters more

Average O-6 60-70k in retirement pay.

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some point we need stop increasing it and pay the fighters more

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Even if we cut a ton of shite the second you give them more money it raises cost. Derp. You’re arguing that military should be cut now advocating for pay rise which raises it. You also seem to be ignorant to the fact that over time inflation and technology costs a lot of money.

We're not talking about the procurement process. We're talking about military personnel and the earned benefits they receive.
There are General officers whose retirements are much less than 200k. You are not a serious person with this tripe.

The lowest MOS in the military did more for this country than 99.9 percent of the country. I'm not apologizing for putting my life on hold to go to war while the rest of you were going to football games and fraternity keg parties.

Sit down

No its my least favourite thing about Trump.