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Originally Posted by tony286
Most of the war was supplemental spending under Bush. Obama put on the books from day one. Also you have remember there over 300 million people is this country. If the Gov spend only $5 on each one of them it would be 1.5 trillion.
Also bring all the troops home what do you do with them then? and all the businesses that support that army.Its not cut and dry.
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So if Obama "put it on the books"...then that was resolved after the first year of his presidency. Correct? And also...I thought he has been unable to get a single budget passed since he took office? So how did he put it "on the books"?
And if he did it right away...then HE is responsible for us spending 10.6 BILLION dollars per day NOW!
Also your math is off bro. $5 times 300 million would be $1.5 billion dollars not trillion.
As for the military coming home...It's time to change the way our country works. IF we have to rely on having troops all around the world to keep our economy afloat...then we need to CHANGE that. I'm sorry if they come home from partying in Germany or Japan and have to enter the work force like the rest of us. But it's time. WW2 has been over for 70 years.
You can't just keep justifying spending 10.6 BILLION dollars per day. You can keep trying. But eventually we will run out of credit and we can't keep printing money (and making it worthless) forever.
When that happens..then WHAT do you suggest? Magic? Wishful thinking?
Because when that day comes...EVERYBODY is going to lose ALL their entitlements. And the military won't have any money either.
The gravy train has to stop Tony.
Tell me...how can you tax the American people 10.6 BILLION dollars every day?
Answer: You can't. And you shouldn't anyway.