Sounds legit - part deux

**-Lazarus-** · 09-10-13, 08:18 AM

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/...ficit-was-146b

Ok this is some bullshit right here. Enough already.

We're searching the couch cushions for spare change, but we are trying to get into another conflict in the Middle East? How stupid is that?

**triggerhappy2005** · 09-10-13, 08:26 AM

Let's start by cutting the military budget in half.

We could save $350 billion per year.

**WickedTribe** · 09-10-13, 08:36 AM

Originally Posted by triggerhappy2005

Let's start by cutting the military budget in half.

We could save $350 billion per year.

Also, tax churches. That could net us another nice $71 billion per year. That will buy us a few months.

**Gumby** · 09-10-13, 09:20 AM

Originally Posted by triggerhappy2005

Let's start by cutting the military budget in half.

We could save $350 billion per year.

You do know that would make its effective budget 175 billion since half is wasted right?

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**Warprosper** · 09-10-13, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by WickedTribe

Also, tax churches. That could net us another nice $71 billion per year. That will buy us a few months.

Legalize prostitution, MJ, and stop paying government contractors 3x their value as compared to soldiers.

**triggerhappy2005** · 09-10-13, 10:06 AM

Tax capital gains at the same rate as income tax.

**triggerhappy2005** · 09-10-13, 10:07 AM

Cut the corporate tax rate to 25% and eliminate all loopholes.

**CivilWars** · 09-10-13, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by triggerhappy2005

Let's start by cutting the military budget in half.

We could save $350 billion per year.

I don't disagree with cutting military spending in principle, but I do question the logic of you and the one person who liked your post. In several topics here both of you have stated that GM, with annual revenue in the 150B range, was too big to fail. It was stated by many, myself included, that if GM did fail that other auto manufacturers would scoop up the parts, and continue the profitable divisions while allowing the less desirable parts to die. We were told that this would cause a ripple affect that would kill off suppliers, and thus send the country into the next great depression. Now magically we can cut over double the spending, and on products/services that no other companies are lining up to buy, and this will magically have no butterfly effect on the national job market or economy? Makes total sense to me.

**AetheLove** · 09-10-13, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by triggerhappy2005

Let's start by cutting the military budget in half.

We could save $350 billion per year.

Originally Posted by WickedTribe

Also, tax churches. That could net us another nice $71 billion per year. That will buy us a few months.

Originally Posted by Warprosper

Legalize prostitution, MJ, and stop paying government contractors 3x their value as compared to soldiers.

Originally Posted by triggerhappy2005

Cut the corporate tax rate to 25% and eliminate all loopholes.

... and from all the money saved, pay me $200,000 to write a book called "If You Don't Understand The Difference Between The Debt and The Deficit, Please Shut Up" - because that article sucked.

I'm all for free speech, and I support the idea of citizen-journalists, but some of these people aren't even trying.

Cheers,

AetheLove

**Gumby** · 09-10-13, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by Warprosper

Legalize prostitution, MJ, and stop paying government contractors 3x their value as compared to soldiers.

As a former DoD contractors I have to say that you may be misinformed. Contractors are needed because GS don't work because they can't be fired and the military guys that can do the work can't because of all the BS they have to do that has nothing to do with the job (PT, sensitivity training, community service, marksmanship practice ect) So you get contractors. And they make 4x the money but 1/4 the benefits.

And I totally agree that MJ and BJs should be available for purchase and taxation.

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