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Ultimate Clemson Legend [103617]
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This is why we can't have nice things.
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Nov 20, 2024, 11:42 AM
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All of the comments, and the most obvious isn't seen. IF YOU SPEND THE SAVINGS, THEN NOTHING IS SAVED. Spend it on transgender study scholarships or ballistic missiles, doesn't matter. BOTH ARE SPENDING.
https://x.com/kenklippenstein/status/1859256499161170063
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Swamp creatures never have to balance their checkbook***
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Nov 20, 2024, 11:47 AM
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Re: This is why we can't have nice things.
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Nov 20, 2024, 12:34 PM
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Little piggies at the trough don't care about debt or deficits.
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Ultimate Clemson Legend [103617]
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Technically, it's not even saved being used to pay down the debt.
Nov 20, 2024, 12:45 PM
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We literally CAN NOT truly save, like most families and businesses do.
If I cut my Hulu service, and use that savings to pay down my credit card, that is still NOT SAVING anything.
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Orange Beast [6333]
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it's saving interest***
Nov 20, 2024, 5:58 PM
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Legend [6663]
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Re: Apparently Trump and all you Trumpkins don't either.***
Nov 20, 2024, 2:09 PM
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And which side is having a hissy fit about some potentially wasteful spending getting cut? Don't think it's the Trumpers. Personally they could get rid of a whole lot more than they ever will and I'd be ok with it. Anxiously awaiting a Democrat to run on a cutting spending and reducing the deficit platform but I won't hold my breath.
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Tiger Titan [46503]
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Oh you'll call it "wasteful" until...
Nov 20, 2024, 2:15 PM
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It starts getting spent on some stupid BS that you like. Then you're all for it.
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Re: This is why we can't have nice things.
Nov 20, 2024, 12:45 PM
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the reason this fella hates trump is because trump would not let him and the establishment nation build syria
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Want to talk about trumps biggest mistake?
Nov 20, 2024, 12:46 PM
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It was hiring this tool
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Does anyone agree that the defense budget "desperately needs an increase"?
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Nov 20, 2024, 1:29 PM
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It defies all reason.
Defense spending by country, per Wikipedia:
1. USA $916 billion
2. China $296 billion
3. Russia $130 billion
4. India $83.6 billion
5. Saudi Arabia $75.8 billion
6. UK $74.9 billion
7. German $66.8 billion
8. Ukraine $64.8 billion
9. France $61.3 billion
10. Japan $50.2 billion
11. South Korea $47.9 billion
12. Turkey $40.5 billion
13. Italy $35.5 billion
14. Australia $32.3 billion
15. Poland $31.6 billion
16. Israel $27.5 billion
and on and on. Obviously we have our issues with China and Russia, but otherwise it's literally dozens of countries before we get to Iran at 26 with $10.3 billion.
How can a country that is separated from nearly all true enemies by enormous oceans, bordered by a very friendly Canada and a not-so-powerful Mexico, with strong relationships with nearly all the other large spending countries, "desperately need" more money? We literally spend over three times as much as the next largest spender and more than the next nine largest spenders combined. And Russia is spending way more than usual because they are USING their military in a very costly war.
I think if the Department of Defense wants an increase they'll need to pass a single audit first. They have failed seven in a row.
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Re: Does anyone agree that the defense budget "desperately needs an increase"?
Nov 20, 2024, 1:31 PM
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I think cybersecurity needs a serious upgrade
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Agreed
Nov 20, 2024, 1:34 PM
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But take it from one of the hundreds of entities in that budget who routinely "misplace" millions of dollars.
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LOL at anyone who actually thinks...
Nov 20, 2024, 3:07 PM
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That money is actually going towards toilets.
Yeah, it's going toward toilets. Really top secret toilets that will royally #### up some bad guys.
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Re: Does anyone agree that the defense budget "desperately needs an increase"?
Nov 20, 2024, 6:01 PM
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It's not really $900B. That figure has some extra stuff in it. More like $750B.
But the military needs lessons just like the Federal Government in spending wisely and cutting bureaucracy.
The number of administrivia regulations is out of control.
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All Bolton thinks about is war.
Nov 20, 2024, 1:32 PM
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He should have wandered off to irrelevance years ago.
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Re: This is why we can't have nice things.
Nov 20, 2024, 2:14 PM
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An area where I think we should spend more money is Sober Living. All these people go to rehabs, but when they get out they don't have a stable sober environment to go to quite often. 40k rehab through insurance, but a 1500 dollar sober living for a month of transition isn't covered. Keeping these addicts sober would save money imo. I bring it up due to paying for a nephew for a place to go. Most don't have that option.
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