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Originally Posted by Jesus H Christ
Because the military and the supporting contractors employ millions of people. If we cut back on the military spending this creates high unemployment. You see everyone thinks entitlement programs are limited to SSI, Medicare, etc. When in fact, towns, cities, and some States will be directly affective with huge unemployment if we cut back the military.
Meaning, if a Military base cuts back or shuts down property values drop, that towns supporting business from restaurants to shopping centers also shut down. It's a domino effect across the board and they now can't pay into the tax system. It would be micro versions of Detroit when the automakers left town in 500 cities and towns across the nation.
To give you a better idea on how much $1.5 trillion dollar military spending equates to, total gross domestic earning of all of Russia $1.4 Trillion.
In short, we can't because we'd fuck ourselves severely.
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I'm not saying cut back on Troops, what I said was cut back on expensive weapons developement and waste. Do you realize that each Stealth Bomber (B2) cost $1.5 Billion? As I said, I support the military and am a veteran myself. But the waste is there as much as it is in all government but for some reason, Military Waste is acceptable?