tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387053284149226571.post4056656501112380789..comments2024-03-28T03:21:19.079-04:00Comments on The Coming Depression: How to Save the Global Economy: Cut Defense SpendingEconomic Analysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04338902162073990568noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387053284149226571.post-35213759786712488722012-04-07T14:36:24.985-04:002012-04-07T14:36:24.985-04:00You obviously don't know what communism is idi...You obviously don't know what communism is idiot. But let's keep killing people who don't even know what century it is. That will make us safe for sure. Genius.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387053284149226571.post-81798098694966592982012-04-06T19:46:17.894-04:002012-04-06T19:46:17.894-04:00BOYZ NEED TO LOOSE THE TOYS!!!BOYZ NEED TO LOOSE THE TOYS!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387053284149226571.post-67231073997066056332012-04-06T19:37:45.144-04:002012-04-06T19:37:45.144-04:00Yeah, Lets go with austerity like the EU. Then al...Yeah, Lets go with austerity like the EU. Then all those defense dollars can be spent at home killing americans as they riot in the streets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387053284149226571.post-54013456219382661202012-04-06T14:50:17.824-04:002012-04-06T14:50:17.824-04:00I am afraid that cutting defense expenditures is n...I am afraid that cutting defense expenditures is not possible not because of security threats but because of economic interests of these companies. If you look at their political contributions it becomes clear ( http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.php?Ind=D )<br />I am not against military spending, but I consider current US defense expenditures to be nontransparent and inefficient.Jamie Sarnerhttp://jamiesarner.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387053284149226571.post-42920879384908132352012-04-06T10:59:24.041-04:002012-04-06T10:59:24.041-04:00$1.2 trillion spent for all federal welfare spendi...$1.2 trillion spent for all federal welfare spending. ABout $400 billion for defense spending (not counting the war which we could stop tomorrow if we wanted to). The effect of cutting welfare spending to $0 would be a lot of people will have to get jobs and/or depend on family for help. Probably the best thing that could happen to them and the taxpayer. The effect of cutting spending is that it increases the likelyhood of war. The cost of a war in lives and dollars is just too great to risk cutting our defense. I can only conlcude that anyone who really believes cutting defense is a good idea is either naive or wants war. My advice to anyone who advocates cutting defense spending is they must spend 6 months living on the street in Detroit. If they survive that and still think cutting defense is a good idea then they are terminally stupid and shouldn't be listened to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com