• Why do we (US) spend so much money on our military?
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[QUOTE=IAreJackass;18186315]Things have changed since Vietnam. Nowadays, joining the military gives you shitloads of education opportunities that you'd have to be retarded to pass up. If you're coming from a low income family, joining the army may be the best shot you have at becoming employable after high school.[/QUOTE] not really. [img]http://statastic.com/wp-content/images/Homeless_Vets.jpg[/img] people suffer from war. unless of course you doubt that.
[QUOTE=KillerKane;18178069]I don't understand. Why do we have 700 military bases around the world? I mean, this is getting out of hand. I think we spend like 800 billion a year on our military. That's like 2500$ on each person. That's everyone in the US. I mean, isn't the terrible over paid military budget is what ruined the Soviet Union right?[/QUOTE] No, you spend everybody elses money. Most of the money your government spends is actually money that doesn't belong to them.
[QUOTE=Luxo;18186573]Fuck you, ok. Show some fucking respect.[/QUOTE] respect for who? the idiots who think dealing death for a living is a "honor" and high point in their life? I hate soldiers.
[QUOTE=Trotsky;18186620]respect for who? the idiots who think dealing death for a living is a "honor" and high point in their life? I hate soldiers.[/QUOTE] You are so fucking full of yourself.
[QUOTE=Disgruntled;18182694]Why do men spend money on their penis? To make it bigger and more powerful.[/QUOTE] That only works if they have self-esteem issues. The US has a reputation to uphold, namely [I]World Police.[/I] Whether they deserve the title is a completely different matter.
[QUOTE=Luxo;18186573]Fuck you, ok. Show some fucking respect.[/QUOTE] Myarrrrr :3
[QUOTE=Luxo;18186812]You are so fucking full of yourself.[/QUOTE] not really, I'm against killing and the job of a soldier is to murder tell me how that makes me full of myself. [editline]08:05PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Luxo;18186272]Everyone seems to forget that the DoD is one of the few departments than can make a profit.[/QUOTE] lining your pockets off of war is a despicable concept.
[QUOTE=Lf757;18182689]Well look at Britain, It's really small and Doesn't spend much on military[/QUOTE] Are you kidding? In size it is small but it has the fourth largest military budget.
[QUOTE=Trotsky;18187011]not really, I'm against killing and the job of a soldier is to murder tell me how that makes me full of myself. [editline]08:05PM[/editline] lining your pockets off of war is a despicable concept.[/QUOTE] Not to call out your opinion but I don't believe their job is to murder. A soldiers job if anything is to follow orders and in some cases maybe you can call it murder but it can also be called self defense. I'm not saying you're wrong. I bet my right nut that there's some fucked up killers in the military but I don't believe they are all like that considering some soldiers come back with PTSD after all the shit they went through.
it cost $400,00 to fire for 12 seconds
[QUOTE=dezrun;18187477]Not to call out your opinion but I don't believe their job is to murder. A soldiers job if anything is to follow orders and in some cases maybe you can call it murder but it can also be called self defense. I'm not saying you're wrong. I bet my right nut that there's some fucked up killers in the military but I don't believe they are all like that considering some soldiers come back with PTSD after all the shit they went through.[/QUOTE] fair
[url]http://www.wallstats.com/deathandtaxes/[/url] This shows the 2010 budget. look at the Department of Defense lol
[QUOTE=Trotsky;18187011]not really, I'm against killing and the job of a soldier is to murder tell me how that makes me full of myself. [editline]08:05PM[/editline] lining your pockets off of war is a despicable concept.[/QUOTE] you're against killing yet you eat food... CONTRADICTION IN TERMS BITCH
[QUOTE=Earthen;18188205]you're against killing yet you eat food... CONTRADICTION IN TERMS BITCH[/QUOTE] killing an animal to survive is natural selection killing a little brown person because of paranoia and fighting their fuck up are two very different things.
[QUOTE=Trotsky;18188295]killing an animal to survive is natural selection killing a little brown person because of paranoia and fighting their fuck up are two very different things.[/QUOTE] You seem to misunderstand what natural selection is... You do realise that most of the soldiers are simply doing it because it is a way of getting an education later on, getting some money, etc... Were the soldiers in WW2 wrong to kill the Germans, i'm sorry but stun guns are not really that effective on the battlefield.
[QUOTE=Earthen;18188390]You seem to misunderstand what natural selection is... You do realise that most of the soldiers are simply doing it because it is a way of getting an education later on, getting some money, etc... Were the soldiers in WW2 wrong to kill the Germans, i'm sorry but stun guns are not really that effective on the battlefield.[/QUOTE] So they kill others... to go to university? wow i love American standards.
cause this is..... AMERICA :patriot:
[QUOTE=Wakka V2;18178340]Oh, I forgot debt. It it's a double sided sword. It single handedly brought the citizens of the US into first world homes. Before credit, the US resembled what China is today. Think about it, most people are farmers. More than half of the population is living in is living in less than moderate housing. Everybody is working, even children [b](although being communist, China provides education and healthcare to all)[/b]. Factories and industry is popping up all over the place. Because of credit, people can afford (not really) nice homes, a refrigerator, and a car. But in doing so, the person becomes a slave to their employer (or any other employer) until they can pay off all of their debts. Sadly, there are people who work their entire lives and remain in debt. After they retire, they just pass the debt onto the other generation. And to think that slavery has been abolished. WE COULD BE SPENDING ALL OF THAT MONEY ON EDUCATION, INFRASTRUCTURE, SCIENCE, AND/OR AGRICULTURE.[/QUOTE] actually Chinese healthcare is privatized, more so then compared to the scandinavian-welfare healthcare system. You know, chinese pay less in taxes then americans, that should show you how few welfare programs they actually have.
America do it because they are the most powerful in the world.
[QUOTE=TH89;18178218]Because it is AWESOME [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9wLKvXMxZ0[/media][/QUOTE] At what point did the camera man think that it was a good idea to zoom in so fucking close to the plane?! I can't tell what the fuck is going on. I want to see how far the fuckin plane travels throughout these maneuvers, not it fuckin randomly turning in seemingly the same position.
We should just buy other countries armies and all get along. EDIT: They*
[QUOTE=Trotsky;18187011]lining your pockets off of war is a despicable concept.[/QUOTE] The government can't "line it's pockets". There are laws to prevent the government from turning into a business. Believe it or not, the government does a pretty good job at regulating itself.
[QUOTE=KaIibos;18178424]way to pull a false figure out of your ass [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7a/U.S._Federal_Spending_-_FY_2007.png[/img] also $188 billion that goes towards the war on terrorism that isn't included on that chart[/QUOTE] You should read the related paragraph before you just throw around the first picture you find on wikipedia. That's federal expenditures, not GDP. [editline]04:28PM[/editline] Argh, damn you TH89 for being reasonably intelligent!
[QUOTE=Wakka V2;18178231]It's an ego thing, to keep the citizens in place. To think that we're superior both militarily and economically (not true either way) keeps people from forming a revolution (because they believe that there is nothing better to turn to). People are taught to become good workers (in school) in order to become a successful cog in the capitalist machine. The meat-heads join the military. To have a conflicting opinion, you are automatically deemed "unpatriotic".[/QUOTE] Stroke of genius. Mind if I put this on my binder?
because were badass
[QUOTE=Luxo;18189536]The government can't "line it's pockets". There are laws to prevent the government from turning into a business. Believe it or not, the government does a pretty good job at regulating itself.[/QUOTE] uhhh no [editline]10:48PM[/editline] [QUOTE=sonnysonny;18189947]because were badass[/QUOTE] i don't think being "badass" is a viable defense.
I think it is
Why not.
ITT : Americans think they are the best.
I don't know why the US does that, but I'm not surprised. I mean, what country wouldn't want an army to protect it?
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