Quote:
Originally Posted by philcski
LOL. I thought it was an insane post too until I figured out it was sarcasm.
Precisely. The military's might served no purpose in 9/11, and that is no knock against it, because with all the best intelligence in the world we could not have known that was the time. There was nothing they could do. I should have died that day, believe me I'm all for national security against terrorism. We are fighting a different war now, an information war. Sourcing and sorting credible leads doesn't take guns and tanks, it takes information technology and code cracking geniuses.
We are not at war with China- and probably never will be in my or your lifetime. We are not at war with Iran. We do not need to expand the military financially or structurally. Another Packard Commission type approach is much needed, but how much do you think they will find? I sincerely hope there's not $400 hammers and $600 toilet seats out there again, and doubt it. Overspending is hidden in Raytheon's balance sheet and would be very tough to root out.
The effective tax rate has fluctuated under 3% in the 30 years since 1980 for everyone but those in the top 10%. We are in no different situation tax-wise as individuals as we have been since Carter.
Your taxes won't go up a dime 2011- in fact they probably will go down. Obama's tax plan affects those making over $250k and corporations which had cuts under the Bush administration.
I don't care about some hokey campaign slogan. Quite frankly, his "programs" outside of healthcare reform are pretty industry standard.
|
Technology and keeping up with it costs a LOT of money. It's probably more expensive than weaponry.
Don't ever think for a minute that China and/or Iran won't go to war with us or practice some form of terrorism.
I already said that Obama will probably hold true to his promise of not raising taxes, but new taxes will be imposed. How do you explain VAT being proposed. That's not in place of any current tax. It's a NEW tax.
I don't have much hope for the future of this country if it stays on its current socialistic, big government, tax, tax, tax, screw the military agenda. But, it's not my future any longer. Hopefully, the changes won't affect me given my "old" age. But, I'm happy to hear that you are comfortable with the way things are going. I hope you continue on the path to success, financial stability, and well-being.