Proposed US Defense Budget Changes

**Atmosfear** · 04-08-2009, 05:15 PM

There's no way the defense budget will ever go down. And that's why I laughed at Obama's campaign promises.

The Department of Defense is essentially a government subsidy.

**sycld** · 04-08-2009, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by Atmosfear

There's no way the defense budget will ever go down. And that's why I laughed at Obama's campaign promises.

The Department of Defense is essentially a government subsidy.

If by "subsidy" you mean a gigantic black hole sucking in money with essentially 0 accountability as to where that money goes or how much of it is wasted, embezzeled, etc...

**Sion** · 04-08-2009, 07:22 PM

Originally Posted by sycld

If by "subsidy" you mean a gigantic black hole sucking in money with essentially 0 accountability as to where that money goes or how much of it is wasted, embezzeled, etc...

we've got the best military in the world. take that as you will.

**Syme** · 04-08-2009, 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by sycld

If by "subsidy" you mean a gigantic black hole sucking in money with essentially 0 accountability as to where that money goes or how much of it is wasted, embezzeled, etc...

He means a subsidy to defense contractors.

**sycld** · 04-08-2009, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by Sion

we've got the best military in the world. take that as you will.

Originally Posted by Syme

The US accounts for nearly half of the world's combined defense spending, meaning we spend nearly as much on our military as all other countries in the world combined.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...y_expenditures

...and a lot of that money just disappears with nary a care.

Originally Posted by Syme

He means a subsidy to defense contractors.

I know, I know... I'm well aware of the existance of the military-industrial complex.

**Syme** · 04-08-2009, 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by sycld

...and a lot of that money just disappears with nary a care.

Nonsense! It doesn't all just disappear.. a lot of that missing money is later used by LockMart and Boeing to bribe foreign officials into buying their airplanes.