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The Economic Cost of the Military Industrial Complex

"Speak softly and carry a big stick." Theodore Roosevelt had it right...we already have the biggest stick in the world, but now we just need to work on speaking a bit more softly.

While the US expenditures on DoD might be massive, nothing is more important than having a strong defense to protect citizens, domestically and abroad, as well as to defend certain ideals around the world. Without paving way for further argument from those on this board who seemingly post only for the sake of argument, I feel that "American must remain good to remain great." While I will never support the US allowing its military to become less of a global force, I do think that more humanitarian work could be done. The US does a lot right now, but more can always be done.

Additionally, more technological advances have come from DARPA and even NASA than we could even fathom...not just missiles, tanks, etc...but surgical techniques, transportation, and synthetic materials. Without healthy funding, many of these advances would not exist.


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