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

[Zarn]

Wasn't the F-35 one of the reasons why we dropped the F-22?

I thought the F-35 was suppose to be in production until something better (outside of the F-22) comes along.

We spend so much tax dollars on these programs and we pulled the plug twice. That is a lot of wasted resources. Social Security is the other huge burden.

[Zarn]

I am still hoping for the day that the military will start producing mechs.

Sounds impractical...

[Zarn]

The defense budget should be at least halved.

Or we can eliminate useless programs like social security and just cut out unnecessary defense measures. If you want to go that far, why not go after some of the social programs?

[Zarn]

The defense budget should be at least halved.

Or we can eliminate useless programs like social security and just cut out unnecessary defense measures. If you want to go that far, why not go after some of the social programs?

You don't think Social Security serves a somewhat better purpose than most of our defense budget?

No, note I said 'useless.' The military has it's uses.

[Zarn]

And Social Security doesn't have uses?

No, it doesn't help the country at all.

[Zarn]

And Social Security doesn't have uses?

No, it doesn't help the country at all.

When it wasn't going bankrupt due to three decades of mismanagement, it boosted worker morale by guaranteeing the promise of a retirement in the future of even the poorest Americans.

It did not boost morale. People look forward to retiring, not getting social security. Also, coming out of a depression into a massive boom helps. Social Security is a massive budget drain. If morale is your reasoning, then you should not approve of it, either. This is especially since the budget itself was misused.