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Cyber security is a serious concern. That said, when The MIC gets into the ring you have be sure to keep your guard up. At $800 billion and rising that is a lot
by chiefalchemist 4y ago
Cyber security is a serious concern. That said, when The MIC gets into the ring you have be sure to keep your guard up. At $800 billion and rising that is a lot of power in few hands.
$1 trillion...here we come. We're certainly not going to give up our 20th Century military toys.
- irl_chad 4y agoWe need much much more military spending, not less. We’re currently only spending about 3.5% of our GDP. It should be at least 10%. The threats to the free world have never been greater - we must ensure peace through strength.
- 2snakes 4y agoCheck out Confessions of an Economic Hitman for a counter perspective to American exceptionalism and imperialism.
- nitwit005 4y agoThe US already accounts for nearly 40% of defense spending. You want to triple that. Are you planning on fighting everyone else simultaneously?
- chiefalchemist 4y agoWe spend more than the next 8 to 10 nations *combined*, and all but two of them are allies. Who are we defending ourselves against? Eurasia? Eastasia? The Boogie Man? Or Santa? Furthermore, we clearly out spend Russia - approx 10 to 1 - and that didn't stop them from going into Ukraine. Keep in mind, Russia has a massive border to defend so 10 to 1 in a way conservative. We have so called strength and then some. We don't have peace, and things (with China) are getting less stable. But you want to triple-down on what isn't working? Why?
- halJordan 4y agoOf course it's a concern, but there's the Government Accountability Office, the Inspectors General, the Defense Contract Management Agency, and the many, many congressional hearings- and that's just off the top of my head. So like yeah. The guard is up buddy.