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House GOP Unveils Budget With Trillions in Cuts to Medicaid, Food Benefits, and More
(www.commondreams.org)
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Why can't we cut military spending instead? It's definitely going to shitty contractors and not to veteran health care anyway
We only spend about 3% of our gdp on defense. That’s below most other countries. We are obligated to spend at least 2% due to treaty obligations.
Only? The US accounts for 40% of all military spending in the world. We are at nearly 3 times second place, China, $876 billion to $290 billion. Considering the US has the most billionaires and compilation of billionaire wealth, I really don't think GDP is the great earmark you are portraying it as.
Subtract the “defense” costs that are paid for by other means in most of the world (healthcare, education, medical research), adjust the rest for purchasing power parity, and get back to me on that.