Looking at it 70%+ of the budget is defense, medicare, and SSI. A lot of people are saying cut defense it does nothing for us, I like to play devil's advocate to that. Most of our biggest technological advances have been from military research and the medical advances made during times of war are undeniable and have saved countless lives now. Not only is there a lot of research done in defense, the US pretty much keeps the whole world sane, which is a big and expensive responsibility. Look at how helpless NATO is without the US running the show at helping the oppressed Libyans for instance. Say what you want, but lack of strong American military presence has lead to two world wars. Personally I'm a fan of getting rid of handouts, spend it all on infrastructure, research, and defense.
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I agree, we should get paid for it, unfortunately, I believe that falls into the category of empire.
Looking at it 70%+ of the budget is defense, medicare, and SSI. A lot of people are saying cut defense it does nothing for us, I like to play devil's advocate to that. Most of our biggest technological advances have been from military research and the medical advances made during times of war are undeniable and have saved countless lives now. Not only is there a lot of research done in defense, the US pretty much keeps the whole world sane, which is a big and expensive responsibility. Look at how helpless NATO is without the US running the show at helping the oppressed Libyans for instance. Say what you want, but lack of strong American military presence has lead to two world wars. Personally I'm a fan of getting rid of handouts, spend it all on infrastructure, research, and defense.