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Originally Posted by Azure
The US could cut back and still spend $500 billion on the military, which is more than enough. I agree that NASA is important and needs to be funded. I also like the fact that Obama has opened up space exploration to the private sector. SpaceX will bring amazing things in our lifetime.
The military isn't the whole problem though. Spending on social programs is the majority of the US budget.
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Yes, the US spends 20% of it's GDP on healthcare and medicare while we spend closer to 10% while receiving a much better level of general care. US has a lot of inefficiencies to work out.
Social programs don't necessarily have to be cut, but they can use a lot of streamlining like every other area of government.