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In reply to the discussion: POLL: How Much Should We Cut Defense? [View all]OccupyManny
(60 posts)29. Cut almost all of it
We only need a Coast Guard. That's it.
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Right now? Very little to not at all. If the spending could be diverted to better uses? Down to 400b
TheKentuckian
Jan 2013
#8
Wow! That is some serious right wing think tank spin! Thank you! You were joking?
grahamhgreen
Jan 2013
#41
So who do you think will invest in renewable research if not the government?
bluesbassman
Jan 2013
#15
Renewable Energy research is a matter of both National Defense, and National Security.
Ikonoklast
Jan 2013
#37
It's not research. Renewables are cheaper than coal. We need a Renewable Energy Administration
grahamhgreen
Jan 2013
#43
Europe and many parts of Asia can send their airmen, sailors, and soldier and spend their money
TheKentuckian
Jan 2013
#17
We should increase it until we spend at least 51% of the entire world's military spending. That way
Glassunion
Jan 2013
#21
A guy named Pyrrhus suffered a similar "victory" about 2000 years ago.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jan 2013
#45