What is the first thing that comes to mind when asked: What is government doing with your taxes? (Iran, Afghanistan)

[MrDezi]

I am just curious for what people think about this.


When I think abour government spending, I always think military. There are Soooooooooo many military personel. The mayority getting payed anywhere from $30,000 to $55,000 a year minimum. Many leave abroad, that costs extra. Now I dont know if this is actually the biggest piece of the taxpayers fund pie, it is just the first thing I think about when asked about goverment spending. (Note: Im not saying this is good or bad)

[Upton]

Originally Posted by atreidi

I am just curious for what people think about this.


When I think abour government spending, I always think military. There are Soooooooooo many military personel. The mayority getting payed anywhere from $30,000 to $55,000 a year minimum. Many leave abroad, that costs extra. Now I dont know if this is actually the biggest piece of the taxpayers fund pie, it is just the first thing I think about when asked about goverment spending. (Note: Im not saying this is good or bad)

Military spending needs to be cut big time..

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7a/U.S._Federal_Spending_-_FY_2007.png/350px-U.S._Federal_Spending_-_FY_2007.png (broken link)

[GuyNTexas]

They're spending all of that money to make us safe from the terrorists .... they are EVERYWHERE.

In fact, I found a couple of those buggers in my back yard last week ... hiding in the bushes.

We need to spend more. We need another war of two, because I know Osama Bin Laden built a big tunnel from the caves in Afghanistan all the way to the Iranian president whatshisname Ackminadoogee's palace, where he is planning his next attack. We need to blow them up before they blow us up.

Three more trillion ought to cover it.