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Originally Posted by Anikdote
What about if instead we stopped spending less than we make?
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Originally Posted by Zaro
Whack a big chunk of our "defense" budget and use it to pay down the debt
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Umm, sure, but the point was if we are paying for something we might as well find a way to make money off it, but who would be stupid enough to cut military spending if we're going to go to war more often? That would be like kicking a bee hive while naked.
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Originally Posted by IWANTANOOMPALOOMPA
Most countries wouldn't want us there. Besides, we would have to ask too much for our services considering what our military costs in order to make a sizable enough profit to reduce our debt. We are better off cutting out all the waste that our government has created. Unfortunately, our government is a self-generating waste machine that seems to be unstoppable.
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No, we wouldn't charge too much. If we charge anything we'd be making more than we are now, so everything is a gain in a sense.