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Voltaire2

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38. Scientific research project funding is minuscule.

Sat Dec 7, 2024, 07:35 AM

Dec 7

The total nsf budget is 9B. It is down by 5% from the prior year. This is not the problem.

When interest payments and social security - the non discretionary parts of the budget are set aside, the huge bloat in federal spending, the part that keeps growing, the part that gets near unanimous support, is our war budget.

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I think the Federal budget is indeed bloated and needs to be slashed. [View all] WarGamer Dec 6 OP

+1. Should have done this under Obama or Biden, rather than waiting for trump. One quibble, Medicare doesn't pay Silent Type Dec 6 #1

Everything you say is correct FakeNoose Dec 6 #2

That is a luddite view of the world. drray23 Dec 6 #3

Yes, that animal is made up. maxsolomon Dec 6 #6

Think he was reaching for "marmot" dpibel Dec 7 #27

Start with oil, gas, and coal subsidies. The rest is debatable. nt eppur_se_muova Dec 6 #4

DU's mortal enemy, the hated New York Times, once had a "you cut the budget" feature maxsolomon Dec 6 #5

How about taxing these billionaires who can give tens of millions of dollars to politicians... appmanga Dec 6 #7

What appmanga said. Kid Berwyn Dec 7 #47

Lift the kacekwl Dec 6 #8

This. Really, kids, it's not rocket science. Scrivener7 Dec 7 #37

The cost of debt is not changed by minting a coin - of any value karynnj Dec 6 #9

The debt has to be eliminated... WarGamer Dec 6 #18

The debt does not have to be eliminated karynnj Dec 7 #24

that's right... and a risk. WarGamer Dec 7 #25

Don't renew the tax cuts for the wealthy to raise more income karynnj Dec 7 #44

Not a single "vulnerable person" is hurt by cutting the Pentagon budget by 50% WarGamer Dec 7 #45

However that is not what they are speaking of cutting. karynnj Dec 7 #46

Get rid of FERNs for currency and print US notes soandso Dec 7 #30

Putin and Xi would love your plan to disarm our military. BannonsLiver Dec 6 #10

At 50% of our current spending we'd still be the world's greatest military. WarGamer Dec 6 #16

We seem to be "protector or Daddy" for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan among others HereForTheParty Dec 6 #11

The OP is for isolationism BannonsLiver Dec 6 #12

Cutting a bloated military budget is isolationism? dpibel Dec 7 #28

No that's the disarmament part. BannonsLiver Dec 7 #41

That sort of logic is a carbon copy of Neocon dogma from the late 90's and early 00's... WarGamer Dec 7 #43

It's not isolationism soandso Dec 7 #31

So you don't agree with the majority of Democrats that support Ukraine. BannonsLiver Dec 7 #40

there you go again... painting people into a corner WarGamer Dec 7 #42

I don't care what any majority thinks soandso Dec 7 #48

Let's keep the money for the spotted marmet. Passages Dec 6 #13

That might not have been the best example soandso Dec 7 #32

My response was more tongue and cheek. What I do believe the American people Passages Dec 7 #39

Agreed :) soandso Dec 7 #49

how much did repukes waste on bullshi wars Skittles Dec 6 #14

I was anti_iraq war from the start. WarGamer Dec 6 #15

neither war accomplished a fucking thing Skittles Dec 6 #20

War IS a racket. WarGamer Dec 6 #22

We could (end poverty), but you know very well we won't. harumph Dec 6 #23

That's some pretty ignorant gibberish. thebigidea Dec 6 #17

instead of insulting it... use your words and tell me why WarGamer Dec 6 #19

THANK YOU Skittles Dec 6 #21

Yep. Not a clue. Scrivener7 Dec 7 #36

What do you have against the spotted Marmet ... VMA131Marine Dec 7 #26

OMG, look at that! soandso Dec 7 #33

The problem with cutting spending lapfog_1 Dec 7 #29

That's ONE side of the ledger. The OTHER side is .... Martin Eden Dec 7 #34

I guarantee it will be ten times worse when they're done. It always is. Scrivener7 Dec 7 #35

Scientific research project funding is minuscule. Voltaire2 Dec 7 #38