The surplus you are referring to in the U.N. is money given to the U.N. by the U.S.
Yes, I agree. My take on the UN is that it is the virtual appendix of the international community.... It's there but serves no apparent or useful function.
When I mentioned increase military spending, I was not referring to more wars, just keep improving what our military requires to stay on top. Major advances in defense area has improved society with what was created as the result of it and its research. Let the other countries other than the U.S. fund the U.N. for a few decades.
Again, I agree... By in large, the US gets the sh*t end of the stick by the international community.
If your military goes into a country then you are labeled the aggressor... If your military doesn't go in, you are labeled heartless or that there were no resources to exploit.
It's a no-win situation.
Perhaps the answer is that the US "rents out" the military to the UN. The UN can determine when/where military intervention is needed and the UN can pay for the mob/demobilization and operating costs.... That'd sure shut-up the critics and provoke some thought to the global do-gooders if they were on the hook for the actual costs.
Cutting the military is a good start Captain and I commend you for that.
What else would you cut?
You already stated on a thread along time ago to me that you are not against socila programs in this country.
Is medicaid to be axed? Who will do that? Not the dumbocrats or the republican'ts.
Ronald Reagans former budget chief thinks taxes are far to low.
Everyone's got to take it on the chin.
Spending cuts across the board mixed with nominal tax increases across the board... Small increases such that it won't result in downsizing or scare away capital investment.
On that note, the state gvts and the feds can't be all things to all people... The scope and depth of teh social services have to be scaled-back as well.
As far as medicaid is concerned, the biggest question that has to be asked is; can they afford it?
What Reagan's former budget chief thinks is interesting.... I'm a little curious about where/who they would raise the taxes
