Avorysuds
Gold Member
Defense spending benefits everyone in this country.you guys want to give more money to politicians who are irresponsible with everyone else's money...and you think that is a smart thing to do.....
There are always TWO issues in this debate: TAX REVENUE...and Gov. SPENDING.
Since by "you guys" you may mean left leaning posters on here, the premise you state is all wrong since we are not the rich and huge donors to a corrupt congress....Many of us have advocated for increasing taxes on those that have ridiculously of skewed the income inequalities and on those corporations that pay virtually NO taxes.........
Secondly, I for one agree that spending is out of control and waste is unconscionable.
However, right wingers want to cut the spending (social issues and entitlements) that benefit MILLIONS of Americans, while increasing "defense" (an euphemism since we are not really talking defense but Offense) spending which benefits mostly the same corporate donors who repeatedly and openly bribe congress.
Social spending doesnt benefit anyone except politicians.
I disagree. Defense spending is a welfare system at this point. Like all welfare systems if you even try and talk about the problems of it and offer we cut even some of it you are destroyed.
There is no reason "defense" spending should be 600 billion + a year.
Fact is we have "Offense" spending. And that's not constitutional.