US defense budget could be trimmed by 1 trillion $ over the next 10 years

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

How long till Hannity proclaims this is hurting our national security?  And McCain toolishly agrees?

And then they complain about the deficit?

It is hurting our national security. I understand some of the people here who want military cuts, but $1 trillion being cut from our defense is going way too far.

Explain why.

Given how much we spend, I echo Franzl's question to TC.......whose answers I respect.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

I'd probably oppose this being big on defense. Tackle the deficit by, modestly, raising taxes on the primary beneficiaries of that supply-side nonsense, I would

You seriously support keeping defense spending at its current level....really?

Aye if it meant jobs, jobs, jobs. Unemployment is high enough as it is and it depresses me unutterably

Dave, that's a lot of money spent per job.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Dave, what moral obligation do I have to hire someone if I can't afford to hire them, or simply don't want to fill  the position to save money?

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

     $100 billion per year is far too small a cut to military spending. I would suggest cutting $300 billion per year at minimum. No other country spends more than a small fraction of what we do, yet they manage to get by fine.

And my point to Dave is, the cost to the Government for the unemployed workers that will come with those cuts is minimal compared to $300B, right, PiT?

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

     $100 billion per year is far too small a cut to military spending. I would suggest cutting $300 billion per year at minimum. No other country spends more than a small fraction of what we do, yet they manage to get by fine.

And my point to Dave is, the cost to the Government for the unemployed workers that will come with those cuts is minimal compared to $300B, right, PiT?

    I imagine so. Much of our military budget is spent on things like R&D or production. I remember reading that a single B-2 Bomber costs $1.1 billion to build. Granted we obviously aren't building them by the hundreds, but it still really makes you think.

I don't know what the magic number is to cut spending by and still be safe, but lord in heaven it should be even more than the numbers we're bandying about.