Notice that DHHS is larger than the DOD and SS.
Notice that DHHS has expanded and DOD has contracted.
Notice that the NASA budget is hardly noticeable...
Tea partiers are a mix of libertarians and more traditional conservatives, and would differ about the priority of national defenses. I think it is possible to see a more frugal military that is no less effective than the current wasteful one.
I just think defense spending should come AFTER things like the NEA and the EPA.
This is the Mouth of Satan™ (MSM) trying to steer the agenda and divide the Tea Party. Ignore this.
Yet another indication that too many of our self-described “taxpayers” are getting their incomes either directly or indirectly from the government. We need a big default and general housecleaning of waste.
“No matter how much defense spending is trimmed, none of the cuts is likely to reduce the money that’s available to the military to spend on the war fronts.”
I hope that puts some minds to rest. However, if this report is anywhere close to the truth, I am concerned about R & D of new weapons systems.
“In an unusual political pairing, liberal Democratic Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, a libertarian and former Republican presidential candidate, have joined forces in pushing for substantial reductions in the defense budget, including closing some of the 600-plus military bases overseas.”
/SeeBS frothing at the mouth...
Frankly, I don’t give much credence to this reporting. I think it’s mostly wishful thinking.
Just cut the rest of the government by the same percentage. Unfortunately, Democrats and Libertarians would just rather skin the DOD “sacred cow” alive and leave the rest of the government fat and happy.
Everything should be on the table but you can’t make any real savings until you go after entitlements.
Notice that DHHS is larger than the DOD and SS.
Notice that DHHS has expanded and DOD has contracted.
Notice that the NASA budget is hardly noticeable...
Yeah, this stuff is vital, but it needs to be managed better by Congress. Too often they're just pushing money at problems without asking really basic questions on what the money is going for, or if those tasks are redundant, obsolete, or even needed at all.
What is needed is someone who cares about defense to be given the Big Red Pen, and start slashing waste.
Let’s cut all programs that primarily give money to democrats.
Right now, Obama has already cut defense. He's also put a freeze on development.
As our enemies push on and discover new and better ways to defend themselves, let's let the U.S. lag behind in this area as well as every other area. We may as well start acting like the third world country we're becomming.