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Originally posted by PhiPsiRuss
Kevin, I agree that this is a role of the government. I also agree that the growth in defense spending is both appropriate, and explains much of the growth in federal spending. However, defense spending is not currently high by historical standards. Last time I checked, it was barely over 4% of GDP. Bush has done little to scale back other spending, and has introduced new spending initiatives.
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4% of GDP is an insanely high figure.
He's done some stuff that has really made me go
such as the medication entitlements for seniors while not really supporting their ability to buy them cheaper from Canada. I don't understand crap like that.
But considering the alternative... What choice do I have?