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Originally Posted by Azure
They are actually talking about the cuts obtained from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan winding down.
But either way, I think you save more money by paying more attention to how much money the Pentagon throws around blindly without anyone keeping an eye on them.
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Some Austerity
by Michael D. Tanner
"The Reid plan would theoretically cut spending by $2.7 trillion over ten years. Even if that were true, it would still allow our national debt to increase by some $10 trillion over the next decade. But, of course, the $2.7 trillion figure is mostly fiction. About $1 trillion of the savings would come from the eventual end of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, savings that were going to occur anyway. Senator Reid might just as well have added another $1 trillion in savings by not invading Pakistan."
This is what I'm talking about. Token cuts. This is all for show. America needs to stop trying to be the policemen of the world. It has helped to bankrupt the nation--along with corporatism.