bouzane said:
spurgeonryan said:
Everyone says they are sick of paying for the poor, elderly, insane, etc. But how would this country deal with these programs being closed down? Not even automatically. Lets say over a five year time period.
Clinton greatly reduced dependence on Welfare in America during his second term in office. The country is still here. Now Medicare is being cut, and America is struggling to afford other programs. Would everything be alright if 90%-100% of socialistic programs were shut down?
Maybe we should? Better than cutting defense. Other countries are just biding their time for when we do. Guarrantee it!
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Incorrect. America's defense spending is exorbitantly high and the industrial-military complex is interfering with the democratic process. America's defense industry, per dollar, is one of the least efficient in the world. Hell, we shouldn't even be calling it defense spending as much of this revenue is being used to destabilize other regions which simply worsens America's international image while providing their enemies (namely militant Muslims) opportunities to recruit and expand.
That being said, I believe that dependencies should also be cut (although not in the same fashion as Bill Clinton's disastrous cuts to welfare). I am an anarcho-communist and although that system can hardly be implemented in America, I believe that they teach us an important lesson about productivity. All able bodied individuals should be provided suitable, gainful employment without undercutting the existing job market. Frown on it all you want but those on welfare should be treated as employees of the public sector.
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Actually, as a percentage of GDP our military spending isn't so bad. Espiecally when you consider it brings back returns in the form of military sales to other countries.
I don't think companies are "biding their time" but our military spending in a lot of ways actually benefits us quite a bit. The sad part is, cuts in military funding always seem to target the helpful programs like research and not the bullshit.
