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1. Public debt 120% of GDP, higher than it has been since WWII [1] 2. I would support cuts in all of those categories. Pete Hegseth has ordered the DoD to begi
by d_burfoot 2y ago
1. Public debt 120% of GDP, higher than it has been since WWII [1]
2. I would support cuts in all of those categories. Pete Hegseth has ordered the DoD to begin budget cuts. [2]
[1] https://www.capitalgroup.com/individual/insights/articles/us-debt-breaking-point.html https://www.capitalgroup.com/individual/insights/articles/us...
[2] https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/19/pete-hegseth-orders-pentagon-spending-cuts-00205073 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/19/pete-hegseth-orders...
- ufo 2y agoAs discussed in the reports above, these budget cuts are not for the sake of saving money, but for redirecting said money towards "border defense" and other priorities of the new administration