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Originally posted by Gemini
Military spending will be going up as long as Repubs hold office. If he could have gotten more this year he would have And who knows how many millions are funneled back into the Pentagon from other departments.
But one thing they *do* need to do is replace the majority of our planes which is underway. Clinton saw to it that we reduced spending in this area by making the jet companies not only compete but to come up with ONE plane that could do the majority of things for the navy, marines and air force. As well as being able to be refitted easier and cheaper, and stealth built in.
I don't usually care to watch such things but I have no choice at times when the old man watches them.  I did find this show quite interesting once I started paying attention.
I'm not sure what all this link has from the ahow but the sites usually have more than they have time to put into the actual
broadcasts.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/xplanes/
At least the costs will go down, but they'll probably just order twice as many.
Bring ON the Federation and Prime Directive!
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the aircraft they came up with is quite impressive, i'm sure it will do well. with its vectored thrust, it can fly circles around an f-16.
we only spend 5% on the military? that's really probably not that much, all things considered. maybe if we stop giving money to so many other countries, and stop giving them military equipement, we'd be better off.
would you rather we stop giving everyone else money?
as far as the social security goes, people have known about this for years. they've essentially been taking out IOUs on SS money. people really need to wisen up to this, it's basically become a given that i won't recieve any social security benefits. but, i am preparing myself on my own, so i don't feel that it's a problem. if people make wise decsisions early, there'd be little to no problems. i'd suggest not depending on the government to pay your way when you're older. especially in this day and age.