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Originally Posted by Baltar  I imagine if the US didn't spend (that is, waste) so much money on the military we'd have much lower taxes. |
Have you ever worked for the government? The government wastes vast amounts of money and one of the few places where it is putting it to any good use is the military. If anything it isn't enough, just ask all of the service men and women who live below poverty while essentially working a 24 an hour job, and have lost benefits in the last 10-15 years as well. I know, I used to be in the service and saw how a lot of spending goes and lost health benefits, retirement benefits, etc.
Also, don't forget that the military buys its hardware from companies that employ tens of thousands of people.
Having said that, the rest of the government could definitely cut spending drastically and save the tax payers billions every year.