Reply #64: We don't need just to cut costs.

[JDPriestly]

We need to increase revenues.

We should impose taxes on imports, and we should raise the taxes on the very rich.

We need investment in the US. The best way to get it is to make it more costly to import stuff, especially consumer goods and services from overseas combined with a tax increase on the rich and on the corporations that includes incentives for them to hire people in the US especially in manufacturing.

If we did those sensible things, we would not need to cut back except on some of the expenditures for military bases around the world. We have over 700 military bases outside the US. That is ridiculous.

Here is the source on which I find the information on our bases. I don't like it but I cannot access the US sites on our military bases and outposts.

http://www.kelebekler.com/occ/bas_gb.htm

We have far too many in Germany, for example: (far, far too many)

Germany
Ag Pub & Tng Aids Ctr, Frankfurt Main, US Army
Alvin York Vil Fam Hsg, Bad Nauheim, US Army
Amberg Fam Hsg, Amberg, US Army
Amelia Earhart Hotel, Wiesbaden, US Army
American Arms Hotel, Wiesbaden, US Army
Anderson Barracks, Dexheim, US Army
Ansbach, Ansbach, US Army
Argonner Kaserne, Hanau, US Army
Armstrong Barracks, Büdingen, US Army
Armstrong Village Fam Hsg, Büdingen, US Army
Artillery Kaserne, Garmisch, US Army
Aschaffenburg Fam Hsg, Aschaffenburg, US Army
Aschaffenburg Tng Areas, Aschaffenburg, US Army
Askren Manor Fam Hsg, Schweinfurt, US Army
Aukamm Hsg Area, Wiesbaden, US Army
Babenhausen Family Hsg, Babenhausen, US Army
Babenhausen Kaserne, Babenhausen, US Army
Bad Aibling Kaserne, Bad Aibling, US Army
Bad Kreuznach, Bad Kreuznach, US Army
Bad Kreuznach Fam Hsg, Bad Kreuznach, US Army
Bad Kreuznach Hospital, Bad Kreuznach, US Army
Bamberg, Bamberg, US Army
Bamberg Airfield, Bamberg, US Army
Bamberg Stor & Range Area, Bamberg, US Army
Bann Comm Station, Bann, US Air Force
Bann Communication Station No 2, Landstuhl, US Air Force
Barton Barracks, Ansbach, US Army
Baumholder, Baumholder, US Army
Baumholder Airfield, Baumholder, US Army
Baumholder Fam Hsg, Baumholder, US Army
Baumholder Hospital, Baumholder, US Army
Baumholder Qm Area, Baumholder, US Army
Benjamin Franklin Vil Fam Hsg, Mannheim, US Army
Bensheim Maint & Supply Fac, Bensheim, US Army
Binsfeld Family Hsg Annex, Binsfeld, US Air Force
Birkenfeld Hsg Facilities, Baumholder, US Army
Bitburg Family Hsg Annex, Bitburg, US Air Force
Bitburg Storage Annex No 2, Bitburg, US Air Force
Bleidorn Fam Hsg, Ansbach, US Army
Boeblingen Fam Hsg, Stuttgart, US Army
Boeblingen Range, Stuttgart, US Army
Boeblingen Tng Area, Stuttgart, US Army
Breitenau Skeet Range, Garmisch, US Army
Breitenwald Tng Area, Landstuhl, US Army
Bremerhaven, Mannheim, US Army
Buechel Air Base, Büchel, US Air Force
Buedingen Ammo Area, Beudingen, US Army
Buedingen Army Heliport, Beudingen, US Army
Butzbach Tng Area & Range, Butzbach, US Army
Cambrai Fritsch Kaserne, Darmstadt, US Army
Camp Oppenheim Tng Area, Guntersblum, US Army
Campbell Barracks, Heidelberg, US Army
Campo Pond Tng Area, Hanau, US Army
Cardwell Village Fam Hsg, Hanau, US Army
Chiemsee Recreation Area, Bernau, US Army
Coleman Barracks, Mannheim, US Army
Coleman Village Fam Hsg, Gelnhausen, US Army
Community Fac Kaiserlautern E, Kaiserslautern, US Army
Conn Barracks, Schweinfurt, US Army
Crestview Hsg Area, Wiesbaden, US Army
Daenner Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, US Army
Daley Village Fam Hsg, Bad Kissingen, US Army
Darmstadt, Darmstadt, US Army
Darmstadt Training Center, Darmstadt, US Army
Dautphe Boy Scout Camp, Dautphe, US Army
Dexheim Fam Hsg, Dexheim, US Army
Dexheim Missile Fac, Dexheim, US Army
East Camp Grafenwoehr, Hof, US Army
Echterdingen Airfield, Stuttgart, US Army
Edingen Radio Receiver Fac, Heidelberg, US Army
Egelsbach Transmitter Fac, Langen, US Army
Einsiedlerhof Maintenance Anx, Einsiedlerhof, US Air Force
Einsiedlerhof Storage Annex, Einsiedlerhof, US Air Force
Einsiedlerkoepfe Training Anx, Kaiserslautern, US Air Force
Ernst Ludwig Kaserne, Darmstadt, US Army
Faulenberg Kaserne, US Army
Finthen Airfield, Mainz, US Army
Fintherlandstr Fam Hsg, Mainz, US Army
Fliegerhorst Airfield Kaserne, Hanau, US Army
Flynn Fam Hsg & Tng Areas, Bamberg, US Army
Frankfurt AFN Sta, Frankfurt Main, US Army
Frankfurt Hospital, Frankfurt, US Air Force
Freihoelser Tng Area, Amberg, US Army
Friedrichsfeld Qm Service Ctr, Mannheim, US Army
Friedrichsfeld Stor Area, Mannheim, US Army
Funari Barracks, Mannheim, US Army
Garmisch Fam Hsg, Garmisch, US Army
Garmisch Golf Course, Garmisch, US Army
Garmisch Shopping Center, Garmisch, US Army
Gateway Gardens Family Hsg Annex, Frankfurt, US Air Force
Geilenkirchen Air Base Geilenkirchen, US Air Force
Gelnhausen, Gelnhausen, US Army
General Abrams Hotel & Disp, Garmisch, US Army
General Patton Hotel, Garmisch, US Army
General Von Steuben Hotel, Garmisch, US Army
George C Marshall Vil Fam Hsg, Giessen, US Army
George C. Marshall Kaserne, Bad Kreuznach, US Army
George Gershwin Fam Hsg, Wetzlar, US Army
Germersheim Army Depot, Germersheim, US Army
Giebelstadt Giebelstadt, US Army
Giebelstadt Army Airfield Würzburg, US Army
Giebelstadt DYA Camp, Würzburg, US Army
Giebelstadt TAC Def Fac, Würzburg, US Army
Giessen, Giessen, US Army
Giessen Community Facilities, Giessen, US Army
Giessen General Depot, Giessen, US Army
Grafenwoehr, US Army
Grafenwoehr Tng Area, Grafenwöhr, US Army
Griesheim Airfield, Darmstadt, US Army
Grossauheim Kaserne, Grossauheim, US Army
Gruenstadt AAFES Fac Ma, US Army
Gruenstadt Comm Sta Ma, US Army
Gut Husum Ammunition Storage Annex, Jever, US Air Force
Hainerberg Hsg and Shop Ctr, Wiesbaden, US Army
Hammonds Barracks, Heidelberg, US Army
Hanau, Hanau, US Army
Harvey Barracks, US Army
Hausberg Ski Area, Garmisch, US Army
Heidelberg, Heidelberg, US Army
Heidelberg Airfield, Heidelberg, US Army
Heidelberg Community Sup Ctr, Heidelberg, US Army
Heidelberg Golf Course, Heidelberg, US Army
Heidelberg Hospital, Heidelberg, US Army
Herforst Family Hsg Anx, Herforst, US Air Force
Hill 365 Radio Relay Fac, Kaiserslautern, US Army
Hochspeyer Ammo Stor Anx, Hochspeyer, US Air Force
Hoechst, US Army
Hohenfels, Hohenfels, US Army
Hohenfels Tng Area, Hohenfels, US Army
Hommertshausen Girl Scout Camp, Hommertshausen, US Army
Hoppstaedten Waterworks, Baumholder, US Army
Husterhoeh Communication Site, Pirmasens, US Air Force
Husterhoeh Kaserne, Pirmasens, US Army
Hutier Kaserne, Hanau, US Army
Idar Oberstein Fam Hsg, Baumholder, US Army
Illesheim, Illesheim, US Army
Jefferson Village Fam Hsg, Darmstadt, US Army
Jever Air Base, Jever, US Air Force
John F Dulles Village Fam Hsg, Giessen, US Army
Johnson Barracks, Nürnberg, US Army
Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, US Army
Kaiserslautern Army Depot, Kaiserslautern, US Army
Kaiserslautern Equip Spt Ctr, Kaiserslautern, US Army
Kaiserslautern Fam Hsg Anx No 3, Kaiserslautern, US Air Force
Kapaun Administration Anx, Kaiserslautern, US Air Force
Kastel Hsg Area, Wiesbaden, US Army
Katterbach Kaserne, Ansbach, US Army
Kefurt & Craig Village Fam Hsg, Stuttgart, US Army
Kelley Barracks-Ger-GE44E, Darmstadt, US Army
Kelley Barracks-Ger-GE44F, Stuttgart, US Army
Kilbourne Kaserne, Heidelberg, US Army
Kitzingen, US Army
Kitzingen Family Hsg, Kitzingen, US Army
Kitzingen Tng Areas, Kitzingen, US Army
Kleber Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, US Army
Kornwestheim Golf Course, Stuttgart, US Army
Lampertheim Tng Area, Viernheim, US Army
Landstuhl Family Hsg Annex O3, Landstuhl, US Air Force
Landstuhl Heliport, Landstuhl, US Army
Landstuhl Hospital, Landstuhl, US Army
Landstuhl Maintenance Site, Ramstein, US Air Force
Langen Terrace Fam Hsg Area, Langen, US Army
Langerkopf Rad Rel Site, Leimen, US Air Force
Larson Barracks, Kitzingen, US Army
Ledward Barracks, Schweinfurt, US Army
Leighton Barracks, US Army
Lincoln Village Fam Hsg, Darmstadt, US Army
Mainz, Mainz, US Army
Mainz-Kastel Station, Wiesbaden, US Army
Mannheim, Mannheim, US Army
Mannheim Class III Point, Mannheim, US Army
Mark Twain Village Fam Hsg, Heidelberg, US Army
McArthur Place Fam Hsg, Friedberg, US Army
McCully Barracks, Mainz, US Army
Messel Small Arms Range, Darmstadt, US Army
Miesau, Miesau, US Army
Miesau Ammo Depot, Miesau, US Army
Moehringen Fam Hsg, Stuttgart, US Army
Nathan Hale Qm Area, Darmstadt, US Army
Neubruecke, Neubrücke, US Army
Neubruecke Hospital, Baumholder, US Army
New Argonner Fam Hsg, Hanau, US Army
Oberdachstetten Tng Area, Ansbach, US Army
Oberweis Annex, Oberweis, US Air Force
Oftersheim Small Arms Range, Heidelberg, US Army
Panzer Kaserne-Ger-GE642, Kaiserslautern, US Army
Panzer Kaserne-Ger-GE643, Stuttgart, US Army
Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, US Army
Patrick Henry Village Fam Hsg, Heidelberg, US Army
Patton Barracks, Heidelberg, US Army
Pendleton Barracks, Giessen, US Army
Pfeffelbach Waterworks, Baumholder, US Army
Pioneer Kaserne, Hanau, US Army
Pioneer Village Fam Hsg, Hanau, US Army
Pond Barracks, Amberg, US Army
Pruem Air Station, Prüm, US Air Force
Pulaski Barracks, Kaiserslautern, US Army
Quirnheim Missile Sta Ma, US Army
Ramstein Air Base, Landstuhl, US Air Force
Ramstein Storage Annex, US Air Force
Ray Barracks, Friedberg, US Army
Regensburg Fam Hsg, Regensburg, US Army
Rhein Main AB, Frankfurt, US Army
Rhein Main Air Base, Frankfurt, US Air Force
Rheinau Coal Pt D-1, Mannheim, US Army
Rheinblick Rec Annex, Wiesbaden, US Army
Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Kaiserslautern, US Army
Robinson Barracks, Stuttgart, US Army
Robinson-Grenadier Fam Hsg, Stuttgart, US Army
Roman Way Village Fam Hsg, Butzbach, US Army
Rose Barracks, Bad Kreuznach, US Army
Rottershausen Ammo Stor Area, Schweinfurt, US Army
Sambach AFN Fac, Sambach, US Army
Schweinfurt, Schweinfurt, US Army
Schweinfurt Tng Areas, Schweinfurt, US Army
Schwetzingen Training Area, Heidelberg, US Army
Sembach Admin Annex (Wing HQ), Wartenberg, US Air Force
Sheridan Barracks, Garmisch, US Army
Shipton Kaserne, Ansbach, US Army
Siegenburg Air Range, Mühlausen, US Air Force
Smith Barracks, Baumholder, US Army
South Camp Vilseck, Vilseck, US Army
Spangdahlem Air Base, Spangdahlem, US Air Force
Speicher Family Hsg Anx, Speicher, US Air Force
Spinelli Barracks, Mannheim, US Army
St Barbara Village Fam Hsg, Darmstadt, US Army
Stem Kaserne, Heidelberg, US Army
Steuben & Weicht Vil Fam Hsg, Stuttgart, US Army
Storck Barracks Bad, Windsheim, US Army
Strassburg Kaserne, Baumholder, US Army
Stuttgart Dependent School, Stuttgart, US Army
Sullivan Barracks, Mannheim, US Army
Sulzheim Tng Area, Schweinfurt, US Army
Taylor Barracks, Mannheim, US Army
Tiergarten Tng Area, Hanau, US Army
Tompkins Barracks, Heidelberg, US Army
Turley Barracks, Mannheim, US Army
Vilseck, Vilseck, US Army
Vogelweh Family Hsg Annex, Kaiserslautern, US Air Force
Wackernhm-Schwabenwaeldchen Ta, Mainz, US Army
Warner Barracks, Bamberg, US Army
Warner Barracks Fam Hsg, Bamberg, US Army
Weisskirchen AFN Trans Fac, Weisskirchen, US Army
Wetzel Fam Hsg, Baumholder, US Army
Wetzel Kaserne, Baumholder, US Army
Wiesbaden Army Airfield, Wiesbaden, US Army
Wiesbaden Small Arms Range, Wiesbaden, US Army
Wolfgang Kaserne, Hanau, US Army
Wuerzburg, Würzburg, US Army
Wuerzburg Hospital, Würzburg, US Army
Wuerzburg Tng Areas, Würzburg, US Army
Yorkhof Kaserne, Hanau, US Army
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Even if we have closed a few of these bases since this website published its list, we have far too many bases in Germany.