I'm against cutting the spending on national defense.
The reason? Hoping that we never need it. Anyone that wants to attack us will think twice if they know they will have to pay for it. But if we don't have a strong military, we would be easy pickings.
The reason i keep a loaded gun in the house is in the hopes that i NEVER have to use it. But need it ONCE, and not have it, and you are screwed.
My 80 year old aunt packs. And has been trained how to use it. She LOOKS like she'd be an easy target......but i "pity the fool" that tries to attack her! LOL!
"Cheesey" wrote:
It is inevitable that someone will hit America again. Eventually, time catches up and nobody is invincible. If someone truly hates you, they will attack without caring about repercussions. Right now, America is fighting enemies that do not care if they die.
Still, there is a misconception that cutting defense will weaken the military mite of the USA. It won't. The American navy has shrunk since the Cold War. I read that its still bigger than like the next 10 (give or take) combined.
Defense spending is out of control. It started under Bush and worsened under Obama. During Reagan, it was 500-510 billion a year with adjusted inflation. We spent almost 700B last year.
Cutting some of that is not going to enable terrorists to attack America or setup a potential Chinese invasion.
You can cut all entitlements and the budget will not be balance. Though I heard this from Rand Paul I think. His figures could be way off for all I know. Nonetheless, if you are against cutting defense spending, then you have to look at Medicare, Medicaid, and social security. If not that, you have to raise taxes I suppose. Otherwise, you will not balance the budget. Getting rid of welfare alone does not do it.