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2016 Postmortem

Basic LA

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13. Roll the VA into the defense budget?

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Mon Mar 7, 2016, 02:41 AM

Mar 2016

This would fully fund the VA, at long last, and shrink the remaining defense budget accordingly. But even if it might be a good idea, good luck passing it.

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Which direction do YOU think the war budget needs to go? [View all] Ken Burch Mar 2016 OP

A huge decrease Kalidurga Mar 2016 #1

A lot of the big bucks the saltpoint Mar 2016 #2

About the same metroins Mar 2016 #3

Question: is it healthy to see ourselves as a "great empire"? Ken Burch Mar 2016 #7

I don't think so. metroins Mar 2016 #8

It's not that we don't need a military. The question is how much is enough? RichVRichV Mar 2016 #11

We could save billions just by cutting waste in the DoD and military Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #4

It needs to go DOWN, WAY DOWN. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2016 #5

Talk about a 'no-brainter' ... Where the fuck is our $1 Trillion ????? nt 99th_Monkey Mar 2016 #6

A big AUDIT is what I'd like, and a strict prohibition on no-bid contracts as well as loosey-goosey JudyM Mar 2016 #9

Back to the country Old Codger Mar 2016 #10

I suppose it depends on what "the war budget" is Recursion Mar 2016 #12

Roll the VA into the defense budget? Basic LA Mar 2016 #13