[knz]

I take it you missed the last point:

> Restoring National Security Act: Rebuilds our military by ... expanding military investment;

It reminds me of the "plan" to replace the ACA/Obamacare. Sounds great on paper but probably does fuck all to address the real issues.

[MichaelBurge]

I didn't miss it, but here are some things I've heard him say on that issue:

The first method is to control costs on military projects, and audit their finances. I think he'll do fine on this boring executive work, though I don't think better project management alone is going to get a 35% tax cut on the middle-class.

Second, there are foreign members of NATO that are supposed to pay 2% of GDP for a defense pool that are not doing this. He wants to pressure them into paying their share for protection. Since he's mentioned this, supposedly some countries have started paying into it.

Third, he doesn't actually want to go to war. War is pretty expensive, so building up a military to project strength without actually using it could be cheaper if we pull out of all on-going wars.

[serge2k]

> Third, he doesn't actually want to go to war. War is pretty expensive, so building up a military to project strength without actually using it could be cheaper if we pull out of all on-going wars.

But... it's already by far the most well funded and advanced military in the world with a navy that ensures the US can deploy strength anywhere quickly.