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Title: Trump Budget Would Slash Domestic Spending, Boost Military Spending
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Anti-War
URL Source: https://news.antiwar.com/2019/03/08 ... nding-boost-military-spending/
Published: Mar 11, 2019
Author: Jason Ditz
Post Date: 2019-03-11 09:46:38 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 4708
Comments: 34
On Monday, President Trump will officially propose his new budget plan, which calls for major cuts in domestic spending across the board, but which also seeks a large further increase in military spending, above and beyond the increases already planned. That money will be going into the US military, already the costliest military on the planet by far. The US military budget is so vast as it is, that it is larger than the next several countries combined, and it has already grown substantially in the last two years, while the other comparatively large spenders are trying to make cuts to the military to get their budgets in line. Poster Comment: So - where is his promise to fix up the infrastructure? The budget proposal also ditches the Republicans’ goal of a 10-year time-frame for a balanced budget. Attaboy!!
Exact figures aren’t clear at this point, but what is clear is that the general direction of this budget is going to face major opposition within the House of Representatives, not just from the Democratic leadership, but from some Republicans as well.
It’s not just the heavily military-centric priorities that will fuel the opposition, though clearly that is part of it. The budget proposal also ditches the Republicans’ goal of a 10-year time-frame for a balanced budget.
Instead of a 10-year balancing, the new proposal envisions a 15-year time. Even that is based on projections of large economic growth that most economists say are not realistic, and potentially not even possible.
Budget Committee Chairman Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) says that the plan is a “non-starter,” and that the House leadership has no plans to include the domestic spending cuts in their own plan, and effectively are going to disregard Trump’s proposal.
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
I wonder if Trump will double the national debt like Obama did. I forget, what was Obama's time-frame for a balanced budget?
Trump? 0bama? Add Bush (both). Who cares? At this point, any "Budget" is just a sick joke. And isn't the issue of a supposed "Balanced Budget" all academic anyway at this point? NEVER happening. ON PURPOSE. Oh...and one man did not create the situation. THE crash is imminent. The Fix has been in. 911 was THE seminal moment of change. The question is "WHY??" Firstly, let's all admit and acknowledge an ongoing Kabuki Theater has been asunder, a series of events and planned agenda by the Globalist-Elites. (Trump may be outnumbered by Globalist-Lobbyists while his executive powers have been neutered. BUT...HE EXPOSED THE SYSTEM.) Let's also all admit: BOTH parties and their reps are just puppets and tools of their unseen, nameless masters. Let's all admit: The radical "transformation" 0bama was told to promise to the bleating ignoramuses is about to create the chaos and anarchy the Elite need in order to create a whole new system. Let's all admit: The imminent future scenario that will rise from the ashes of disaster will be, A BEAST SYSTEM. ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT. ONE AUTHORITAH. ONE CURRENCY. ONE RELIGION. ONE AGENDA. The Globalist Elites are set to crash the entire world economy and respective sovereignty, fully prepared to start from scratch.
The White House (ie. Trump) budget increases military spending, has $8+ billion for the wall, cuts the EPA by 31%, cuts the Department of Education, and balances the budget in 17 years. Now, let's see what Congress does to that and then you'll know who to blame.
"Congress"?? Seriously, MW -- in your estimation, how many US legislators are actually working FOR their respective constituency instead of lobbyists or secret globalist cabal?
Incidentally, this was a serious question I'd asked you: In your estimation, how many US legislators are actually working FOR their respective constituency instead of for lobbyists or secret globalist cabal?
Federal legislators? I'd say 421.
Did you understand the question? The technical count is irrelevant. What number of Congress-critters (in the Senate, in the House) do you estimate as the actually number of those who actually prioritize the welfare of the citizenry ahead of lobbyists, special interests or globalism?
Actual number? 421.
#25. To: misterwhite (#23)
So your position is that all Democrats and every Republican are indeed fulfilling their obligations as "Representative" in Congress? As well as NOT violating their respective oath of office?
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#4. To: misterwhite, hondo68, Deckard (#1)
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I wonder if Trump will double the national debt like Obama did. I forget, what was Obama's time-frame for a balanced budget?
#6. To: Liberator (#4)
#9. To: misterwhite (#6)
Now, let's see what Congress does to that and then you'll know who to blame.
#15. To: misterwhite (#9)
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#18. To: Liberator (#15)
In your estimation, how many US legislators are actually working FOR their respective constituency instead of for lobbyists or secret globalist cabal?
#22. To: misterwhite (#18)
Federal legislators? I'd say 421.
#23. To: Liberator (#22)
What number of Congress-critters (in the Senate, in the House) do you estimate as the actually number of those who actually prioritize the welfare of the citizenry ahead of lobbyists, special interests or globalism?
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