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**Arrecteve** · 03-09-2010, 02:00 PM

I think the military should be cut somewhat, but a strong military is vital, and for all of the spending our government does, the only item that is constitutionally mandated is having a military. IMO a ~$450 billion defense budget would be $1,500 spent for every man woman and child in the US, which seems 'sufficient'. It would still be 5x what China spends, the next biggest military spender.

03-09-2010, 02:00 PM	#29
Arrecteve Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 470 Senior Member	I think the military should be cut somewhat, but a strong military is vital, and for all of the spending our government does, the only item that is constitutionally mandated is having a military. IMO a ~$450 billion defense budget would be $1,500 spent for every man woman and child in the US, which seems 'sufficient'. It would still be 5x what China spends, the next biggest military spender.
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