[rjp0008]

How is any American not relying on military spending? In any case, we decided as a society that even if you aren't using programs you still need to contribute to them. That's how they get funded... You think the people on safety nets pay enough in taxes to pay for the programs?

[stale2002]

Because 99% of the military's job isn't to protect us. It is to bomb counties that we should be ignoring.

[fivestar]

I actually think the "bombing other countries" is just a horrible side effect of the MIC system that is designed to absorb a tremendous amount of wealth and filter it to those corporations. They have us all living in fear while they create the enemies. As we saw in the UK yesterday, all that spending did not prevent another horrific suicide bombing.

We need real defense, not corporate welfare.

[Retric]

Over the last 20 years 'War' has averaged less than 50% of US military spending. ICBM subs for example have been expensive and unused.

[fivestar]

The nuclear deterrent has prevented a world war that would probably wipe out our species, though.