Question For The Government Is THE Problem Folks (unemployment, military, party)

[burdell]

Why is it your party so consistently has a plank in its platform calling for MORE defense spending? WHY do you want to give more firepower to the government you fear?

And please spare us the fantasy you'd be able to defend yourself against that very same government's M1 Abrams Tanks, FA-18s, etc. because you have an AR15 or two in the closet.

[boner]

jobs and economic stimulus

for starts

[burdell]

Originally Posted by boner

jobs and economic stimulus

for starts

AKA: Corporate welfare, eh?

What makes you believe defense is the only industry that can/should provide jobs and economic stimulus for the country?

And why do you want to strengthen what's deemed THE problem?

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by boner

jobs and economic stimulus

for starts

Taking money out of the economy doesnt stimulate the economy. It just changes how its spent.

[Goinback2011]

I'm a conservative who wants to cut defense spending.

Republicans pander to the military and defense contractors and it needs to stop.

[greywar]

Originally Posted by boner

jobs and economic stimulus

for starts

Funny thing, if you're looking at the multiplicative effects of government spending, it turns out unemployment, and other money given to the poor is MUCH better.

Course....making things blow up is MUCH cooler I have to admit....

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by greywar

Funny thing, if you're looking at the multiplicative effects of government spending, it turns out unemployment, and other money given to the poor is MUCH better.

Course....making things blow up is MUCH cooler I have to admit....

Thtas because the multiplier effects are bull crap..

If you spend $1 in food stamps on food, or $1 in cash on food, the net increase to the economy is the same.. But left wing kooks want us to believe that food stamps generate $2.50 per $1 spent, but they cant tell me then why we dont just give everyone food stamps so even Warren Buffet can do his part to stimulate spending his food stamps...

[burdell]

Originally Posted by Goinback2011

I'm a conservative who wants to cut defense spending.

Republicans pander to the military and defense contractors and it needs to stop.

Thank You! That's a big sticking point for me coming from a party that claims to be for less government spending. Of course we need to be able to defend ourselves but when you already have the capability to blow up the world say 20X over do we really need to go for 30X?

[burdell]

Originally Posted by pghquest

Thtas because the multiplier effects are bull crap..

If you spend $1 in food stamps on food, or $1 in cash on food, the net increase to the economy is the same.. But left wing kooks want us to believe that food stamps generate $2.50 per $1 spent, but they cant tell me then why we dont just give everyone food stamps so even Warren Buffet can do his part to stimulate spending his food stamps...

Which still doesn't explain why the right wing kooks want to give MORE, MORE, MORE to the government they claim is THE problem.

[saltine]

Originally Posted by burdell

Thank You! That's a big sticking point for me coming from a party that claims to be for less government spending. Of course we need to be able to defend ourselves but when you already have the capability to blow up the world say 20X over do we really need to go for 30X?

hanging around here tends to make ones brush wide.