I'm probably gonna catch a boatload of flak for this, but I'm still saying it... it may be cruel and sound very coldhearted, but I feel some of those babies that pass before their first birthday are better off than the possible scenarios they'd be living in. Again, I say some, not all, not half... some. It's just speculation and not all born into bad situations turn out with a bad life, but some are probably much better off before they know any better.
As for military spending, have a blast but keep it reasonable. I want the U.S. to be top dog when it comes to military powers. The technology that comes from it blows my mind too... like Rebound said, shows like Futre Weapons, Mail Call, Wings... all just the tip of the iceburg. Also, let's not forget that some of the technology that comes from the military is adopted by state and local police forces.
As for the budget, it kept me employed for 5 years, and it's still going strong... 5 BILLION dollar project over ~7 years to modernize the business systems within the Defense Logistics Agency... an Agency which falls under the DoD and defense budget... the agency that ensures our troops are supplied with the right BDUs, food, medicine, etc... Yeah, spend properly, get it done right... I'd hate for our soldiers in Iraq to show up wearing forest bdus cause of a crappy system. Oh, and the reason it cost so much, SAP isn't cheap to implement or run... and they're German if you didn't know, not American based.
Now, welfare, when is enough already... I think it was Clinton that was making the right steps to get people off welfare with the welfare reform proposed years ago. I don't like paying taxes for people to sit on their butt... I don't mind paying taxes to be able to kick butt. Healthcare reform and education would be nice too
