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Originally Posted by Dean
Part of the real problem is the ridiculous notion of discretionary on non-discretionary budget.
You want real change it has to be on the "non-discretionary" side. The "discretionary" side is the minority.
Cut Military spending by 25% and fix medicare by 10% and I bet you could make a huge dent in the deficit if not eliminate it in 10-20 years without even discussing social security.
Let's let the Chinese police the world at their expense for a while and see what it does to their economy.
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Keep in mind, we don't police the world out of some moral imperative. We do it because if we don't, we'll lose access to the cheap oil upon which our economy is based. A lot of good a 25% reduction in military expenses is if everything else in the nation suddenly costs 150% more because of an oil shortage.
We can cut military spending back once we're energy self-sufficient. It's a shame we are where we are, having to use military force to protect the price of oil, because it is so morally suspect. But there's no sense in pretending it's not true. Perhaps if we admit it, we can get people to think more seriously about pushing renewable energy.