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8. Cut the DOD back to $300B/ yr and save 5 TRILLION over 10 yrs

Reply to Live and Learn (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2012, 01:22 PM

Nov 2012

That's the goal and deal to shoot for.

That is still way more than any other country spends and is plenty.

If the corporations want a larger military to protect THEIR 'interests' abroad, then THEY will have to pay for it. Not the American people. We don't want or need the empire

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Deficit cutters look to Pentagon budget [View all] Live and Learn Nov 2012 OP

Put that pig on a diet! SoapBox Nov 2012 #1

My thought too! Waltons_Mtn Nov 2012 #12

So the federal budget it 3.6 trillion dollars Drale Nov 2012 #2

Simpson/Bowles was $4 Trillion, not Billion. n/t OnlinePoker Nov 2012 #20

I meant Trillion not Billion Drale Nov 2012 #21

$4 trillion over 10 years, that's $400 billion per year. Angleae Nov 2012 #24

Ok. now I'm not the brightest bulb but.... jschurchin Nov 2012 #3

well???? heaven05 Nov 2012 #4

The most important part of cutting their budget is their carbon emissions. Gregorian Nov 2012 #5

Instead of building war toys, have them rebuilding roads, bridges, high speed rail, light rail, RC Nov 2012 #6

Yes please. With union workers, or veterans. No more no-bid contracts Myrina Nov 2012 #13

Let's begin with the medical research that is funded by the military ChazII Nov 2012 #7

Cut the DOD back to $300B/ yr and save 5 TRILLION over 10 yrs on point Nov 2012 #8

The DoD does not even know the exact number of military golf clubs and vacation destinations xtraxritical Nov 2012 #9

Well, I finally agree with that idiot Bainbridge Bear Nov 2012 #10

SS and Medicare are not even part of the deficit, they are fully funded be employee/employer xtraxritical Nov 2012 #26

Raising Grover's taxes.... Gumboot Nov 2012 #11

unprivatize all the services GI's used to do for themselves - food, maintenance and logisitics. cut msongs Nov 2012 #14

+1 Stop privatizing and profiting from war. nt Live and Learn Nov 2012 #16

Good one! Our military sholdn't be eating that crap anyway. DCKit Nov 2012 #18

The problem with that AlexSatan Nov 2012 #25

Carl Levin, D-Mich. ......willing to accept additional defense cuts of $10 billion a year DJ13 Nov 2012 #15

I agree... AntiFascist Nov 2012 #23

How to fix the deficit bl968 Nov 2012 #17

Way, way overdue, The Elephant In the Room colsohlibgal Nov 2012 #19

If we can't afford to educate our children, to tend to our sick or care for our elderly ... Scuba Nov 2012 #22