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james t kirk · 11-27-2003, 08:09 AM

I don't care less about chopping the military actually. All i am saying is if you want to buy all those nice toys, you have to pay for them at some point.

I am not quite sure how a new multibillion Nimitz class carrier - (the USS George Bush no less) is needed really.

Do you know that just the INCREASE in US military spending this year is more than any other nation on earth spends annually on defence. That's just the increase. I believe the No. 2 nation on earth in defence spending is Britain, and they spend less than just the 2003 US increase.

I don't know what percent 500 billion is of the total US Federal budget. If it was 10%, it would seem to me that an easy way to solve the problem would to carry out a 10% cutting across the entire spectrum of government. Every department gets chopped 10%.

11-27-2003, 08:09 AM	#25 (permalink)
james t kirk Junkie Location: Toronto	I don't care less about chopping the military actually. All i am saying is if you want to buy all those nice toys, you have to pay for them at some point. I am not quite sure how a new multibillion Nimitz class carrier - (the USS George Bush no less) is needed really. Do you know that just the INCREASE in US military spending this year is more than any other nation on earth spends annually on defence. That's just the increase. I believe the No. 2 nation on earth in defence spending is Britain, and they spend less than just the 2003 US increase. I don't know what percent 500 billion is of the total US Federal budget. If it was 10%, it would seem to me that an easy way to solve the problem would to carry out a 10% cutting across the entire spectrum of government. Every department gets chopped 10%. Last edited by james t kirk; 11-27-2003 at 08:15 AM..