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VoteProgressive (664 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 01:51 PM Original message |
We spend 4.3% of our GPD on military expenses....China spends 2% of their GDP..... |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. I'm interested in knowing how much the Chinese get for their money. |
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VoteProgressive (664 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. If China attacks then we spend the money to ramp up like in WWII...... |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 02:42 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Both China and the US have nukes |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
3. How much of those "military expenses" are spent in someone's congressional district? |
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VoteProgressive (664 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 02:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. True!! n/t |
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FormerDittoHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 02:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. I have the will to change it. Everything else being same, I'll VOTE for one to cut the budget... |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 03:59 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Even when everyone agrees that the budget should be cut by 50% |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
5. I agree our military spending is far out of control. |
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VoteProgressive (664 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 02:27 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I wish I knew why we are afraid to touch it. |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
6. Not to mention that the US military is the single largest |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
8. The military is America's very own Untouchable Sacred Cow. And, here's why... |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
11. China is our ally. If they attacked us, they'd lose their largest market. |
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