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andrewducker ([personal profile] andrewducker) wrote2004-04-09 08:21 am

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Americans - want to balance the budget yourself?  Do it here.

(I managed to do it in one stroke.  But I don't think they're actually likely to remove all spending on the military.  Nor do I really think it's a good idea to do so.

[identity profile] yonmei.livejournal.com 2004-04-09 08:07 am (UTC)(link)
I did it in several moves. Good game. (http://www.livejournal.com/users/yonmei/249470.html#cutid1).

Would agree that it's not a good idea to instantly eliminate all military spending... if I were in charge, I'd plan on doing it over four or five years. ;-)

[identity profile] derumi.livejournal.com 2004-04-09 01:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I would also not up the "peace-keeping" missions while I'm cutting the military down, like Clinton kid. Attrition by troop suicide sucks from a personal viewpoint. Cut the military down, cut the jobs down. Let Europe do most of the work for Europe and their former colonial holdings. >_>

[identity profile] yonmei.livejournal.com 2004-04-09 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Certainly I'm all in favour of American military never actually going anywhere. Armies that never attack or invade do so much less damage.

[identity profile] derumi.livejournal.com 2004-04-09 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm in favor of no military aggression from any country with a military; US, France, Russia included. Not gonna happen, but hey.

[identity profile] yonmei.livejournal.com 2004-04-09 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds good to me. Let's take over the world and cut the military budget of every country on earth to zero.