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<blockquote data-quote="Rajder" data-source="post: 1359259" data-attributes="member: 11636">Exactly.&nbsp; When we spend 8 times more than the next closest country (China) in defense spending and as much as the next twelve countries combined we are seriously overspending somewhere.If anyone were serious about balancing the budget then defense spending reform would be first on everyone&#039;s list.&nbsp; Defense spending is the lowest hanging fruit out there when it comes balancing the budget.&nbsp; The idea of banning earmarks is nice but it isn&#039;t a drop in the bucket when it comes to balancing our budget.&nbsp; Anyone who has ever dealt with military projects knows that there is a ton of opportunity to save a ton of money out there.&nbsp; And like Veggie said, we need to stop spending money on foreign countries.Any politician who talks about balancing the budget and doesn&#039;t talk about reforming defense spending, reforming social security, or raising taxes is just completely blowing smoke.&nbsp; That is my biggest gripe with the republican plans right now.&nbsp; They keep talking about a balanced budget but also have pledged to not touch social security, defense spending or taxes.&nbsp; Without touching those a balanced budget is mathematically impossible.&nbsp; The ban on earmarks is a nice gesture but doesn&#039;t really accomplish anything.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rajder, post: 1359259, member: 11636"] Exactly. When we spend 8 times more than the next closest country (China) in defense spending and as much as the next twelve countries combined we are seriously overspending somewhere. If anyone were serious about balancing the budget then defense spending reform would be first on everyone's list. Defense spending is the lowest hanging fruit out there when it comes balancing the budget. The idea of banning earmarks is nice but it isn't a drop in the bucket when it comes to balancing our budget. Anyone who has ever dealt with military projects knows that there is a ton of opportunity to save a ton of money out there. And like Veggie said, we need to stop spending money on foreign countries. Any politician who talks about balancing the budget and doesn't talk about reforming defense spending, reforming social security, or raising taxes is just completely blowing smoke. That is my biggest gripe with the republican plans right now. They keep talking about a balanced budget but also have pledged to not touch social security, defense spending or taxes. Without touching those a balanced budget is mathematically impossible. The ban on earmarks is a nice gesture but doesn't really accomplish anything. [/QUOTE]

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