I don't know. Pretty sad that almost half our country for a racist, 'business man' that was handed down to him. Yet, we still call him a business man, idk. screwed.

Cioran wrote

Glock- wrote

Cioran wrote

Illustrated wrote

Cioran wrote
From what I have seen a lot of the money invested in the US military goes towards vehicles, like fighter jets.
What else, if not weapons and equipment, does this money go towards?

This is a genuine question, I'm not trying to catch you out or anything.
I just don't understand how that much money can go on everything except what it should be prioritised towards.

We're a big country, and we (arguably) lead the world. A country like that needs a big military like our. And the more men you have means the more spending. The military funding goes to uniforms, food, and pay for the troops as well.. not just vehicles and weapons.

I'm getting from you and Glock- that spending goes mainly towards pay, food, bombs, the navy and the airforce.
If you were to end up in a war tomorrow with another major superpower which weapons would be the most effective. Would it be your boots on the ground and their equipment or the bombs from the airforce, etc. ?

If it is your boots on the ground then wouldn't it be better to re-allocate the funds and balance them across all areas of the military, rather than pouring it into one area while other areas are deprived?
If it is the air force and bombing then wouldn't you rather that money goes towards that area, rather than troop equipment?

Either way I don't see why military spending needs to be increased when the only problem seems to be mis-allocation of funds, rather than the pot not being full enough to adequately equip all areas.

Glock-, I understand that you are highly educated when it comes to military spending which is why I'm asking you guys these questions, rather than going to a random website which could be throwing its own spin on things. I trust that you, as a staunch arbiter of truth and justice, will not deceive me.

i respect that, I do.

We need to subtract some funds from the navy and Airforce and focus on the Army and Marines. We need updated technology and equipment

When you say subtract you don't then mean that the amount of money currently being allocated to the US military in total needs to be increased. It just needs to be distributed more evenly?

Because if that's what you're saying then I would completely agree.

I don't understand why a lot of republicans say that military spending needs to be increased overall if the problem can be solved without increasing the amount spent allowing that leftover money to go to other areas which need it, like healthcare, or education.

Not subtracted from the military as a hole. It needs to be distributed more evenly.

Glock- wrote

Cioran wrote

Glock- wrote

Cioran wrote

Illustrated wrote

Cioran wrote
From what I have seen a lot of the money invested in the US military goes towards vehicles, like fighter jets.
What else, if not weapons and equipment, does this money go towards?

This is a genuine question, I'm not trying to catch you out or anything.
I just don't understand how that much money can go on everything except what it should be prioritised towards.

We're a big country, and we (arguably) lead the world. A country like that needs a big military like our. And the more men you have means the more spending. The military funding goes to uniforms, food, and pay for the troops as well.. not just vehicles and weapons.

I'm getting from you and Glock- that spending goes mainly towards pay, food, bombs, the navy and the airforce.
If you were to end up in a war tomorrow with another major superpower which weapons would be the most effective. Would it be your boots on the ground and their equipment or the bombs from the airforce, etc. ?

If it is your boots on the ground then wouldn't it be better to re-allocate the funds and balance them across all areas of the military, rather than pouring it into one area while other areas are deprived?
If it is the air force and bombing then wouldn't you rather that money goes towards that area, rather than troop equipment?

Either way I don't see why military spending needs to be increased when the only problem seems to be mis-allocation of funds, rather than the pot not being full enough to adequately equip all areas.

Glock-, I understand that you are highly educated when it comes to military spending which is why I'm asking you guys these questions, rather than going to a random website which could be throwing its own spin on things. I trust that you, as a staunch arbiter of truth and justice, will not deceive me.

i respect that, I do.

We need to subtract some funds from the navy and Airforce and focus on the Army and Marines. We need updated technology and equipment

When you say subtract you don't then mean that the amount of money currently being allocated to the US military in total needs to be increased. It just needs to be distributed more evenly?

Because if that's what you're saying then I would completely agree.

I don't understand why a lot of republicans say that military spending needs to be increased overall if the problem can be solved without increasing the amount spent allowing that leftover money to go to other areas which need it, like healthcare, or education.

Not subtracted from the military as a hole. It needs to be distributed more evenly.

I think we agree.
Say, for example, that 70% of the military budget went towards the airforce and navy while 30% went towards the army and marines you would just want those two percentages to be an equal 50% each using the same overall budget?

If that's what you mean then we agree.

I know you have said that you have lost all respect for me, but I hope that this has shown you that we are capable of having decent conversations with one another and that we can continue to engage like this in the future.

Tywin wrote

Halo wrote I feel like all those protestors causing issues need to go home. He's your president now.

If only there were a inalienable right written down in a document that the country governs by that secured those people's right to protest..... oh right.

Yea, they have the right. But that right goes out the window when they decide to start burning down buildings and getting into fights with other citizens.
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Cioran wrote

Glock- wrote

Cioran wrote

Glock- wrote

Cioran wrote

Illustrated wrote

Cioran wrote
From what I have seen a lot of the money invested in the US military goes towards vehicles, like fighter jets.
What else, if not weapons and equipment, does this money go towards?

This is a genuine question, I'm not trying to catch you out or anything.
I just don't understand how that much money can go on everything except what it should be prioritised towards.

We're a big country, and we (arguably) lead the world. A country like that needs a big military like our. And the more men you have means the more spending. The military funding goes to uniforms, food, and pay for the troops as well.. not just vehicles and weapons.

I'm getting from you and Glock- that spending goes mainly towards pay, food, bombs, the navy and the airforce.
If you were to end up in a war tomorrow with another major superpower which weapons would be the most effective. Would it be your boots on the ground and their equipment or the bombs from the airforce, etc. ?

If it is your boots on the ground then wouldn't it be better to re-allocate the funds and balance them across all areas of the military, rather than pouring it into one area while other areas are deprived?
If it is the air force and bombing then wouldn't you rather that money goes towards that area, rather than troop equipment?

Either way I don't see why military spending needs to be increased when the only problem seems to be mis-allocation of funds, rather than the pot not being full enough to adequately equip all areas.

Glock-, I understand that you are highly educated when it comes to military spending which is why I'm asking you guys these questions, rather than going to a random website which could be throwing its own spin on things. I trust that you, as a staunch arbiter of truth and justice, will not deceive me.

i respect that, I do.

We need to subtract some funds from the navy and Airforce and focus on the Army and Marines. We need updated technology and equipment

When you say subtract you don't then mean that the amount of money currently being allocated to the US military in total needs to be increased. It just needs to be distributed more evenly?

Because if that's what you're saying then I would completely agree.

I don't understand why a lot of republicans say that military spending needs to be increased overall if the problem can be solved without increasing the amount spent allowing that leftover money to go to other areas which need it, like healthcare, or education.

Not subtracted from the military as a hole. It needs to be distributed more evenly.

I think we agree.
Say, for example, that 70% of the military budget went towards the airforce and navy while 30% went towards the army and marines you would just want those two percentages to be an equal 50% each using the same overall budget?

If that's what you mean then we agree.

I know you have said that you have lost all respect for me, but I hope that this has shown you that we are capable of having decent conversations with one another and that we can continue to engage like this in the future.

I have no problem communicating with you.

But it needs to be evened out. If we had better equipment more people would want to enlist and honestly, i would have stayed in.

Im ready to make america great again

Glock- wrote

People are protesting Trump saying how he is going to destroy America, yet they are the ones burning down buildings and smashing windows and assaulting people due to who they voted for.


Need i say more?

Best statement all day

As far as military spending goes, it does seem to be pretty un-even but rightfully so. I think that the Navy and Air force is our primary forms of both attack and defense so they need the best possible equipment. One of the major issues is that should we spend 70% of our budget on those two only leaving enough for the bare essentials for the Marines / Army? Or should we be splitting it evenly so each branch can progress? It makes sense either way, but of course when there's multiple ways of looking at it, there are multiple opinions.

Of course none of us are experts in any sort of government funding, some people here have first hand experience with what they are spending the money on and others don't.

I don't care. The president is just the Governments little puppet anyways

Tywin wrote

Halo wrote I feel like all those protestors causing issues need to go home. He's your president now.

If only there were a inalienable right written down in a document that the country governs by that secured those people's right to protest..... oh right.

If only there was an amendment that supported breaking windows