How else are we going to cut the defense budget if we don't allow the sequester to take effect?

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11. Ideally, I'd like to see the "Defense" monies re-applied to building

renewable energy.

The difference is that if we build a million wind turbines we get to use the energy they produce for decades, whereas when we build a million bombs, the economic impact is finished once they blow up.

But I also see productive government spending as simply a part of the economy. With the wind farms, however, they pay back. Not only are they a jobs program, they are also an investment that will generate future revenues.