Krugman debates Ron Paul

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15. ballooning empire

I agree with that. If we borrowed money from the people and then gave it back to them intelligently in the form of better schools, infrastructure, power grids, etc., then it could result in a net positive gain over time. As you said, if you're going to deflate the dollar to spend money, then it should have an economic value that returns more than it takes. While our military force does provide jobs to those in the military and those industries that support the military, I don't see money spent on the military as a net positive. The question is whether or not the government has the wisdom to spend our money in ways that make our country a better place to live and right now they don't. I feel like they waste our money. I would prefer to keep my money and spend it locally to create a better place right here where I live than to give it to the government to muck up.