insane_dreamer 8 days ago

And I for one would much rather it go to subsidize university research than subsidize the defense industry

  • martin82 8 days ago

    You need both if you want it to remain a free and sovereign country.

    • insane_dreamer 7 days ago

      But not anywhere near what we have in terms of military power and spending.

      Also, economic decline is a much greater threat to the US than military decline. China is eager to dethrone us economically; an invasion of the US would be extremely costly and highly unlikely even if the US' military were significantly smaller.

Ray20 8 days ago

Can I have statistics for this? Because I always thought it was mostly from the government, not from the public.

  • bigtunacan 8 days ago

    Do you not understand that money coming from the government has been acquired from taxes, ergo the money comes from the people.