Last week I briefly mentioned that in the ongoing debate about trimming the deficit the one sacred cow the Republican Party seems resistant to cut is the defense budget. This week, I’d like to talk about it a lot more than briefly. Ever since the height of the Cold War, America has become the exact…
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Larger Editorial: Why Old People Should Vote Democrat
In the ongoing debate about what fat we need to cut off our budget in an attempt to reel in our 14 trillion dollar national deficit, a clear distinction emerges between the two parties. The Democrats want to cut the military budget—largest in the world—which is also the government sector most directly responsible for the…