Krugman: Spend Now, Save Later

[TheRealMafoo]

richardhutnik said:

TheRealMafoo said:

Yes. FEMA should be dismantled. As for the military, it's the one area the federal government is required to fulfill.

Why is it required?  Why not merely fund state National Guard units and make sure the citizen soldier is properly equipped?

There are many ways the Federal government could fulfill the requirement of protecting the country from foreign forces. The debate about our current implementation and the federal government funding state National Guards is just debating about execution of those responsibilities.

My argument would be it's less effective, but I am sure there are fine reasons why that alternative would be a good possibility for national defense.