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originally posted in:Liberty Hub
6/29/2016 9:57:32 PM
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Net decrease, as long as the decrease comes from the right areas.
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Sensible. Which areas are the "right areas?"
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Edited by Britton: 6/29/2016 10:40:28 PMThings that are in place as favors. Example would be subsidies to already developed nations, subsidies to already very profitable industries, also things like a reduction in military spending, not through a reduction in personnel or fighting power, but by concentration of our forces by reducing the insane number of bases we maintian, off the top of my head.
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[quote]Example would be subsidies to already developed nations, subsidies to already very profitable industries[/quote] I'd argue that we need to end subsidies to [i]all[/i] nations and to [i]all[/i] industries. I'm completely with you in military spending. It's outrageous. We maintain such an unnecessary foreign presence. Germany and South Korea are swamped with U.S. bases. We can easily reduce defense spending by a significant margin, and we'll still maintain a respectable force.
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Try telling that to a certain conservative who believes that our military is at pre-ww2 levels.
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Meh. I understand some subsidies. Case by case of course.
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They're unethical and largely ineffective. For one, they're part of the corruption that people complain about. They also warp the market. If an idea is economically viable, investors will run with it. An economically infeasible idea won't become feasible through the injection of millions of tax dollars. Solyndra demonstrated this.
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I mostly agree. But there are cases where I think it's ok. For example, foriegn nations for things like humanitarian needs or disaster recovery. They shouldn't be permanent, but a tool to alleviate issues coming from unforseen or uncontrollable circumstances like an extreme drought putting farmers out of business.
