A Warmongers Cry: "Don't Take My Money"

[unhappycamper]

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unhappycamper summary of this article: Want to save some money, eh? Here's a few suggestions for you:

1. Stop building the $40 billion dollar USS Gerald R Ford. (Rather than shelve the USS George Washington with 25 years of remaining life, put some more gas (nuclear fuel) in it.)

2. Stop this insane notion of building $243 million dollar F-35s. (Use $96 million dollar F/A-18s.)

3. Stop building $5 billion dollar Zumwalt-class destroyers. (The $1.8 billion dollar Arleigh Burke class destroyers do the same thing MUCH cheaper.)

4. Stop building $2.5 billion dollars of Littoral Combat Ships.

5. Stop the occupations. (The United States spends at least $180~$200 billion dollars to keep this shit up AND that number does NOT include 70% of NATO costs, mercenaries, the Afghan Army and warlords.)





Panetta says cuts must be ‘carefully targeted’
Posted : Tuesday Oct 11, 2011 15:38:42 EDT

The Defense secretary called on Congress to “support a strong defense strategy that may not always include their favorite base or weapons system” and “prevent disastrous cuts from taking effect.”

[azul]

1. Will disastrous cuts help much

to prevent the impending bankruptcy of the US when the lenders just say no more?

[Admiral Loinpresser]

2. Cut the military budget by 50% every year,

dramatically raise taxes on the rich, & pass a real jobs bill. These things will help us get back on track.