> > I already said I'd be in favor of a flat tax to pay for > > a military. What I'm not in favor of is spending trillions > > of dollars on social welfare programs and running up the > > federal deficit. Over 50% of Americans seem to agree with > > me. But only a small, tiny fraction of Americans are in > > favor of being poor, defenseless and trillions of dollars > > in debt. > > Bhairitu wrote: > The US doesn't need a big military to find the terrorists > under your bed. > There's no terrorists under my bed - you're just trying to scare me. But even the United States couldn't kill all the terrorists in the world without help from our allies. So, yes, we are going to need a large military for a long time.
> I would not give the American public much credit for their > intelligence. > You must think you're part of the elite intelligentsia! > They says agree with you because like you they don't > understand economics and social systems. > Most Americans understand having a job or not, and they know what making money means - they also know what being poor and defenseless means. Anyone can understand the idea of being able to support yourself. And almost anyone would vote not to be trillions of dollars in debt. That's why when the next elections comes in 2010, the tea party and the rest of the independents are going to kick out the bums. Average Americans want to work and make a living and enjoy, they don't want to support you and pay your health care and your debts.
