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Originally Posted by nikimcbee
You mean like Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel?
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Sure.
Any nation we are pouring money into in order to help them advance their military potency.
we obviously need to have a massive phase out of Iraq and Afghanaland. I think we have done just about all we can do in both locations.
Defense is an expensive business, and its hard to justify virtually any budget cuts.
If i were to trim the fat from the budget, the trimming would end with defense cuts... not start there.
I think there are a lot of special interest items around the nation that need to be trimmed, i think politicians should take a pay cut to the point that it would attract only the truly patriotic individuals in this nation.
Current congressional salary is just over $170K... i say eliminate the salary. They are in session for about 150 days a year right? cool... then the new pay rate will be $400 per day in session. daily per diem will be $1.55/hour for each 24 hour period in session. Automatic enrollment in Obamacare.
I could sit and get a lot of ideas.