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For your second point you have to consider the bigger picture. If the US drastically cut it's military spending one of two things would happen. NATO or another
by gnopgnip 10y ago
For your second point you have to consider the bigger picture. If the US drastically cut it's military spending one of two things would happen. NATO or another international military alliance would form to continue the status quo. Or another country would become the world military superpower. If that new superpower was Russia or China it could negatively affect everyday life in the United States. The US military spending is in a local maxima.
- josho 10y agoYeh, I've heard this argument before. If you analyze it, you'll realize it's BS. You can reduce spending without creating a power vacuum. E.g. reducing the budget by 10% isn't going to create a power vacuum nor shock its allies. The reality is that their is no political will to start reducing spending on the military, nor is their desire by its civilians to do so. The question is why?
- Thriptic 10y agoThe average person probably wouldn't benefit from cuts that much while a minority of people would be deeply negatively affected. You can bet that minority of people is going to be calling their representatives whereas the average citizen won't care either way.