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Ok. I'm voting for a Mormon. He's the lesser of two evils in my view. Obama is a communist.
Ok. I'm voting for a Mormon. He's the lesser of two evils in my view. Obama is a communist.
would advocate cutting military spending also which makes up a fifth of our budget.
Of course! I'd vote for an atheist if they were qualified and I trusted they were honorable and fit for the job.To be the President of the United States?
You must be jesting, no?
i think it is kind of weird that there is no Protestant on the GOP ticket
If one is serious about cutting the budget, why should we not cut military spending too-cuts should be balanced not all in one area and none in the other. Most of America's current threats are being dealt with by drones and special forces not by massive presence on the ground. I don't think we need for example 13 carriers.
Very simple: You can NOT take and hold ground with just Special Operations Forces and drones. You cannot force opposition away from a piece of ground with just Special Operations Forces and drones.If one is serious about cutting the budget, why should we not cut military spending too-cuts should be balanced not all in one area and none in the other. Most of America's current threats are being dealt with by drones and special forces not by massive presence on the ground. I don't think we need for example 13 carriers.
The security of our nation is priority #1, Russia and China are ramping up their military while the Muslim nation of Iran is on the brink of a nuclear weapon not to mention N. Korea as a threat. I would rather sacrifice some of my impending Social Security and Medicare benefits, (that I have paid into for 42 years), than lessen the military might of the US by one iota.
We are already secure in the conventional military sense, no power can even hope to invade us. The Russians and Chinese would remain inferior to us even if we were to reduce our strength-compare how many carrier groups we have (not counting our allies) to how many the Russians and Chinese have. And I already acknowledged the threat of North Korea. Incidentally I'm not opposed to Medicare and Social Security reform such as the Paul-Wyden plan or raising the retirement age but to address the deficit seriously at least two of the following options must be taken:
1. Reform Medicare/Medicaid/Social Security
2. Cut military spending
3. Raise taxes
All of the Elects don't vote for Mormon presidents.
I agree with #1. The others no, especially raising taxes, that would reduce growth in the private sector not only with individuals but also the backbone of the economy which is small business. Think about it, with less taxation there is more revenue for business and individuals to spend thereby creating more jobs and economic growth, if the top 1% of the wealthiest people in the country were taxed at an inordinate rate of 50 percent of their income it would run the country for about 2 days, higher taxation will not solve the debt crisis.
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