Obamacare Hotline

I listened last night, pretty funny. Or is that really sad?

Duke:

Funny in a sad way which isn't at all uncharacteristic of the current administration.

Remember BO will remain office until January of '17.   

SD

Think about this:

In 2012 the USA spent 682 Billion on the military , The top 10 other country's spent 652 Billion. This was posted today by NBC NEWS, Mark Koba


I cant help but think that if we spent 1/2 of this amount ( Still more than China) for the military and the other 341 Billion here in the USA that we would all be much better off. The question that I have is why we arent doing more here for the American people who are the ones paying the bill.

RK FLYER

Our national debt is 17 thousand billions, its all funny money now. They just raised the debt ceiling so we can " pay our bills", I could do that for a while (borrow to pay my bills) but sooner or later it will collapse.

RK Flyer wrote:Think about this:

In 2012 the USA spent 682 Billion on the military , The top 10 other country's spent 652 Billion. This was posted today by NBC NEWS, Mark Koba


I cant help but think that if we spent 1/2 of this amount ( Still more than China) for the military and the other 341 Billion here in the USA that we would all be much better off. The question that I have is why we arent doing more here for the American people who are the ones paying the bill.

RK FLYER

RK:

Because the US Congress has become addicted to spending money they don't have.

It gets members of Congress re-elected. Congress currently has something like an eight-percent approval rating yet 90 % percent of members get retain their seats come election time.

So, in the words of Pogo: "We have met the enemy and they are us.   

Super Dave.... truly amazing is it not?

I have taken a "NO INCUMBENTS EVER!" position to my voting habits... but sadly I am only ONE vote

While I fully agree that there are ways we could do with a LOT less spending... I suggest that the lions share come from entitlements and NOT the Military men and women...That said, as a third generation career soldier I may be a bit biased

There is no excuse, ever, for sending our military into a hostile area with inferior training or equipment

Time and time again it is done....each period of (peace?) low threat has many tax payers telling their representatives these sort of thoughts: (Quote RK Flyer) "I cant help but think that if we spent 1/2 of this amount ( Still more than China) for the military and the other 341 Billion here in the USA that we would all be much better off. The question that I have is why we arent doing more here for the American people who are the ones paying the bill."

And to be fair this is a logical question that should be asked EVERY DAY ABOUT EVERY expenditure

I am old enough to tell you that maintaining a well equipped and trained military does have tangible results to OUR American freedom and standard of living.... but if I have to explain this truth you have not been properly educated

I can make substantial arguments for our involvement in Iraq relating to much more than OIL...

I believe that Any activity in Afghanistan(other than killing Taliban Terrorist trainers) is folly, cost too many lives and billions of $$. AND, to do so with no National Strategy or tangible strategic plan was total incompetence by the current administration....

First Sergeant Retired 40+ years active and DoD civilian