> that would either mean a lot of new taxes or cannibalizing other important programs Like the state of Endless War? https://theintercept.com/2017/09/13/the-c

> that would either mean a lot of new taxes or cannibalizing other important programs Like the state of Endless War? https://theintercept.com/2017/09/13/the-clinton-book-tour-is-largely-ignoring-the-vital-role-of-endless-war-in-the-2016-election-result/ https://theintercept.com/2017/09/13/the-clinton-book-tour-is... If I had my druthers I'd like to see the "defense" budget halved--I don't understand what $600 billion of military spending gets us over $300 billion, and Ron Paul, a libertarian, ran on that very platform. It's okay to say that $300B isn't enough to cover the costs of UBI, but it's a damn sight closer to meeting that threshold, and in my opinion it would result in a lot less blowback (read: future excuses for more military spending). This is something that is still essentially off the table amongst mainstream political discourse, and that is a problem.