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No, with slashed social spending, if it was really needed someone else would pick up the slack. I suspect its a crutch rather than a helping hand. We need to cut healthcare by 100%. Not sure about military though. We could probably cut some and move to a more home based defense than proactive, but it costs a lot to balance against russia and china and remain technologically advanced. Plus its actually an authorized and required duty of the federal govt, unlike healthcare.
I'd prefer the Government take care of people. The welfare of the people is the duty of the King not the Church, the Church's duty is to worship God.
Do you know how much it takes to take care of just one person? Do you want this burden to fall on the Church? Is the Church that rich?
As I comment below, I do not take the Church's contribution into my calculation it is only a drop on parched pavement.
To cut your military budget you have to offer the same savings to your neighbors Russia and China.
It's really hard, because all this equipment and enlisted persons are salaries and contracts that make the economy run.
Exactly! GW Bush was soooo bad that he prevented Obama from restoring GDP growth until after Trump got elected.
It wasn't Bush that did this it was Boehner and the GOP and they stuck together like glue all right in their wrong, very discouraging.
2.1 GDP isn't bad, but I like to make my calculations at 0% GDP, then if we have growth there is surplus and we can get the debt paid off sooner.