OT: Military budget

[blahblahblah]

At the beginning of the 20th Century, the U.S. Navy budget was 60% of the entire federal budget. I think we need to put things in perspective.

But at the turn of the 20th century, how big was the federal government? Did it have a Department of Education, a Department of Energy, etc…? What about HUD, Social Security, or Medicare offices?

The US will continually increase military spending and war until it is forced to stop.

[briansd1]

[quote=pri_dk]

I do think the population will eventually wise up to the scale of defense spending and tire of paying more than half their taxes for protection from vague, nonspecific threats (e.g. the latest CIA announcement).

Doesn’t look like it will happen any time soon though.[/quote]

It’s either that or the system will collapse of it’s own weight.

The military and social entitlements are our largest burdens.

We’ll see if we have the courage to fix what ails us before we become a sick society. We still have a few decades before things go to crap if we continue at the same pace.

[briansd1]

[quote=pri_dk]

I do think the population will eventually wise up to the scale of defense spending and tire of paying more than half their taxes for protection from vague, nonspecific threats (e.g. the latest CIA announcement).

Doesn’t look like it will happen any time soon though.[/quote]

It’s either that or the system will collapse of it’s own weight.

The military and social entitlements are our largest burdens.

We’ll see if we have the courage to fix what ails us before we become a sick society. We still have a few decades before things go to crap if we continue at the same pace.

[briansd1]

[quote=pri_dk]

I do think the population will eventually wise up to the scale of defense spending and tire of paying more than half their taxes for protection from vague, nonspecific threats (e.g. the latest CIA announcement).

Doesn’t look like it will happen any time soon though.[/quote]

It’s either that or the system will collapse of it’s own weight.

The military and social entitlements are our largest burdens.

We’ll see if we have the courage to fix what ails us before we become a sick society. We still have a few decades before things go to crap if we continue at the same pace.

[briansd1]

[quote=pri_dk]

I do think the population will eventually wise up to the scale of defense spending and tire of paying more than half their taxes for protection from vague, nonspecific threats (e.g. the latest CIA announcement).

Doesn’t look like it will happen any time soon though.[/quote]

It’s either that or the system will collapse of it’s own weight.

The military and social entitlements are our largest burdens.

We’ll see if we have the courage to fix what ails us before we become a sick society. We still have a few decades before things go to crap if we continue at the same pace.

[briansd1]

[quote=pri_dk]

I do think the population will eventually wise up to the scale of defense spending and tire of paying more than half their taxes for protection from vague, nonspecific threats (e.g. the latest CIA announcement).

Doesn’t look like it will happen any time soon though.[/quote]

It’s either that or the system will collapse of it’s own weight.

The military and social entitlements are our largest burdens.

We’ll see if we have the courage to fix what ails us before we become a sick society. We still have a few decades before things go to crap if we continue at the same pace.

[jameswenn]

The reason why we have such a large budget is to keep military bases open, which are the economic drivers of many communities, like San Diego.

It’s going to be real tough for a congressman to let a base close in his backyard.

[jameswenn]

The reason why we have such a large budget is to keep military bases open, which are the economic drivers of many communities, like San Diego.

It’s going to be real tough for a congressman to let a base close in his backyard.

[jameswenn]

The reason why we have such a large budget is to keep military bases open, which are the economic drivers of many communities, like San Diego.

It’s going to be real tough for a congressman to let a base close in his backyard.

[jameswenn]

The reason why we have such a large budget is to keep military bases open, which are the economic drivers of many communities, like San Diego.

It’s going to be real tough for a congressman to let a base close in his backyard.

[jameswenn]

The reason why we have such a large budget is to keep military bases open, which are the economic drivers of many communities, like San Diego.

It’s going to be real tough for a congressman to let a base close in his backyard.

[Arraya]

[quote=pri_dk] provided a pretty good return on investment back then (ethical issues aside…) I don’t think we are seeing the same kind of returns these days.[/quote]

Returns to whom. A small group of people always make immense returns.

Also, It’s no secret that they thought Iraq’s oil would pay for the war. They were mapping it out long before the invasion in Cheney’s “Energy Task Force” meetings. They also had congressional hearings about a pipeline through Afghanistan in the late 90s. Another project put on hold due to a myriad circumstances on the ground.

[Arraya]

[quote=pri_dk] provided a pretty good return on investment back then (ethical issues aside…) I don’t think we are seeing the same kind of returns these days.[/quote]

Returns to whom. A small group of people always make immense returns.

Also, It’s no secret that they thought Iraq’s oil would pay for the war. They were mapping it out long before the invasion in Cheney’s “Energy Task Force” meetings. They also had congressional hearings about a pipeline through Afghanistan in the late 90s. Another project put on hold due to a myriad circumstances on the ground.

[Arraya]

[quote=pri_dk] provided a pretty good return on investment back then (ethical issues aside…) I don’t think we are seeing the same kind of returns these days.[/quote]

Returns to whom. A small group of people always make immense returns.

Also, It’s no secret that they thought Iraq’s oil would pay for the war. They were mapping it out long before the invasion in Cheney’s “Energy Task Force” meetings. They also had congressional hearings about a pipeline through Afghanistan in the late 90s. Another project put on hold due to a myriad circumstances on the ground.

[Arraya]

[quote=pri_dk] provided a pretty good return on investment back then (ethical issues aside…) I don’t think we are seeing the same kind of returns these days.[/quote]

Returns to whom. A small group of people always make immense returns.

Also, It’s no secret that they thought Iraq’s oil would pay for the war. They were mapping it out long before the invasion in Cheney’s “Energy Task Force” meetings. They also had congressional hearings about a pipeline through Afghanistan in the late 90s. Another project put on hold due to a myriad circumstances on the ground.

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