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You'd guess wrong. In 2012 the entire defense budget was $689 Billion. http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=1258 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=1258
by jbuzbee 13y ago
You'd guess wrong. In 2012 the entire defense budget was $689 Billion.
http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=1258 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=1258
- hmsimha 13y agoGood point. I don't know that I favor basic income when the enormity of the funding required is put in perspective. I'd rather see some kind of allotment for bill-pay for lower-income/no-income individuals, whereby things like their rent, health costs, cell phone bill, & transportation costs would be provided for up to a certain amount. Something like $5000 annually would go a long way towards helping out low-income people, and the paperwork necessary to receive benefits would serve as a disincentive for people who don't need the assistance to try to receive it.
- CamperBob2 13y agoDoes that count health care for wounded veterans and other "side effects" that last far longer than any single war or Presidential term?