re: #267 palomino

Meh, I’m not really the proper foil to argue this with. I’m pretty ignorant when it comes to economics.

I have a hard time believing that simply containing costs for now and making small cuts in the future will make us demonstrably less safe.

I have a hard time believing that as well, however…

A country with 4% of the world’s land and population spends 51% of its military expenditures. Talk about out of whack.

… statements like this really do not have any significant context attached to them in order to really see the entire picture with any kind of relevant perspective, and I’ve only heard them made by folks handing out fliers at head festivals and rock concerts. That’s not meant as an insult directed at you or your argument, so please don’t take it as such.