I think we need to cut the defense budget and can do that without harming our national security. But, GOPers usually wail and scream over defense cuts. But, they're now willing to accept defense cuts in order to perserve tax loopholes for billionaires. Of course, we should do both. From The Hill:
Defense cuts proposed by the White House are unlikely to keep a debt-ceiling deal from passing Congress, sources say.Taxes win, clearly.
As few as 30 House Republicans would likely consider voting against a debt-ceiling deal that cuts $300 billion from security spending, according to a GOP aide.
The relatively small bloc of opposition to the level of defense cuts floated by the White House suggests the GOP’s traditional opposition to reducing military spending has taken a backseat to warding off tax increases.
“Robust defense spending and lower taxes have been two hallmarks of the Republican Party for years,” one former GOP House staffer said. “And those two things are going to be in direct competition with one another” in the debt talks.
Bush should have raised taxes to fund our war efforts. He definitely should not cut them further back in 2003 when we were engaged in two wars. The GOPers put their money concerns over national security then, too.
Now, as Greg Sargent points out, it's tax breaks for corporate jets over funding for things like military jets.
Again, we need to do both: cut defense spending and raise taxes. But, for GOPers, this proves their fealty to billionaires.
