@ballpeen said:

There are lots of departments that could use added funding. Lot's that could trim 20% as I stated elsewhere.

When would be a good time to start making some of these cuts? I am not talking attrition or cutting future spending. Those will help, no doubt, but sooner or later we are going to have to spend less this year then we did last year.

No?

I think that is exactly correct. I have absolutely no doubt that every department in the United States has at least as much waste as Defense.

We could probably solve the problem with a simple 5 percent across the board cut.

WSS

@vaportrail said:

There's $600b for defense spending, $30b for the National Institutes of Health in the budget. That ratio needs to be a little less extreme.

There are lots of departments that could use added funding. Lot's that could trim 20% as I stated elsewhere.

When would be a good time to start making some of these cuts? I am not talking attrition or cutting future spending. Those will help, no doubt, but sooner or later we are going to have to spend less this year then we did last year.

No?

The Senate bill includes a new round of Iran sanctions, a permanent ban on transferring detainees from the Guantanamo prison camp on Cuba to the United States, and prohibitions on the military detention of U.S. citizens.

People do have to realize that is going to cost jobs. There are lot's of needless jobs being supported by wasteful government spending.

Sure, we have to eliminate the proverbial $500 hammer, but in the end there are lots of people at Boeing, GE. etc that will no longer be needed as orders wane.

That's the problem with government created jobs. They never seem to be cut even when you don't need them because politicians aren't willing to hand out pink slips. They sure like to hire people but avoid firing people like the plague.

Bottom line we tripled the defense budget without increasing capability and it is a fraud wasting our monies

I got a lot of time to discuss why we tripled the defense budget in ten years and got NO resutls

@the-cysko-kid said:

There's only one part.

You suggest that he should get in a fight. I'd argue against that. To the best of your ability, avoid fighting. If you have to fight, make damn certain the other guy will never consider fighting you again.

@vaportrail said:

I agree with the second part, not the first.

There's only one part.

@the-cysko-kid said:

You should get in a fight. It teaches you stuff about yourself that you might not otherwise learn.

I agree with the second part, not the first.

@mld-woody said:

nope

You should get in a fight. It teaches you stuff about yourself that you might not otherwise learn.

@diehardbrownsfan said:

I realize you think you know everything, when in reality you don't know shit. But, believe me, the professors have an agenda, and it's always been to make kids not only learn what they are teaching, but also influence their way of thinking.

you do know everything though, correct?

@the-cysko-kid said:

Let me ask you something woody...have you ever been punched in the face?

I'm in no way saying I want to punch you. On this board, I only have interest in punching bunker, but have you?

nope

@the-cysko-kid said:

There's no way diehard and I are in the same generation.

that wasn't really directed toward you

I'm in no way saying I want to punch you. On this board, I only have interest in punching bunker, but have you?

@mld-woody said:

Lol, you guys.

So you're the perfect generation and ye somehow every current problem we have isn't your fault... hmmm

There's no way diehard and I are in the same generation.

Really you guys couldn't sound any dumber right now.

Well actually its close between all the science comments in the other thread and this

@the-cysko-kid said:

Whoa my friend, a lot of dems are feminized period, regardless of the generation. I think the young generation is more or less handicapped into a certain bully-free pussiness, where everyone gets a participation medal and a nice pizza dinner just for showing up, but you have to lay the blame for that squarely on the generation that sired them. I'm not old enough to be their dad so that would be...

No, I think the blame lies with the teachers/professors. They lay their liberal/pussy agenda on them and they go from there. And believe me Air Force, I didn't teach my kids to be wimps.

So you're the perfect generation and ye somehow every current problem we have isn't your fault... hmmm

@diehardbrownsfan said:

Because the new generation is feminized to the max. Just look at the younger guys in here, and tell me it isn't the truth.

Whoa my friend, a lot of dems are feminized period, regardless of the generation. I think the young generation is more or less handicapped into a certain bully-free pussiness, where everyone gets a participation medal and a nice pizza dinner just for showing up, but you have to lay the blame for that squarely on the generation that sired them. I'm not old enough to be their dad so that would be...

@ballpeen said:

I find it odd our board dems don't comment on serious issues and worry about homo rights.

What do you boys propose we cut?

Because the new generation is feminized to the max. Just look at the younger guys in here, and tell me it isn't the truth.

What do you boys propose we cut?