Comments for Military Budget Cuts: Denominator Please at http://www.cepr.net , comment 1 to 4 out of 4 comments http://www.cepr.net Fri, 24 May 2013 01:09:47 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/military-budget-cuts-denominator-please#comment-14463 Article 1 Section 8 of the constitution, enumerating the powers of Congress, includes, [i]"To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years."[/i] One should note, also, that not only is the $487/$600 billion a very small percentage of our military spending, but the cut is not a reduction of [u]present[/u] spending but is a reduction of [u]proposed future[/u] spending. That means that military spending will not decrease at all, it will merely increase to a lesser degree. - Bill H Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:50:15 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/military-budget-cuts-denominator-please#comment-14459 Most people don't realize that having a standing Army and Marine Corps is a relatively new thing in American history and far from the Founders intent. They were deeply skeptical of having a standing army, and instead envisioned state and local militias that would come together in a time of war, under a Commander-in-Chief. That is also the origin of the 2nd Amendment. A standing army is extremely expensive, leads to more wars not less, and is corrosive to a democratic republic. Where are the right-wing Constitution worshippers on this??? - Stephen Kriz Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:08:38 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/military-budget-cuts-denominator-please#comment-14451 Why don't we end military aid here before we start cutting wages and benefits: [url]http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/27/opinion/in-honduras-a-mess-helped-by-the-us.html?ref=opinion[/url] I mean, I know you get a real bang for your buck-- undermining labor rights and all... - Kat Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:36:32 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/military-budget-cuts-denominator-please#comment-14443 Also worth noting that we spend far, far more on military than any other country. - RZ0 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:59:55 +0100