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<blockquote data-quote="LarryBird" data-source="post: 3974167" data-attributes="member: 76548">The reason why the military budget hasn&#039;t been drastically cut is because it&#039;s basically always been regarded as political suicide in post ww2 America. The loss of jobs would be tremendous. The states hit the hardest by this would be devastated - some of these areas it&#039;s the only employer around, good old uncle sam.But right now, we stand at a crossroads in time, where with a carefully construed plan, it could be the greatest decision in modern political history, to dismantle(partially) the military industrial complex, and spend that money on a green new deal.We could become a world leader on green technology, lead a change worldwide, improve our infrastructure, cut long-term energy costs, and create jobs in addition to a ton of other benefits to society and the planet and it&#039;s future inhabitants. The existing military facilities that were cut in the new $160B per year budget, would be converted into green technology facilities and the employees retained/retrained at government expense. The government would take a lead in these fields and partner with contractors to fund green projects and implement them nationwide. Helping subsidize green businesses in their infancy like a type of government incubator to help foster green technology growth until it realizes implementation. This could be looked at as an investment in our nation&#039;s future and continued technological dominance. This is the world&#039;s next horizon. This is the problem facing the new generation of politicians.&nbsp; Islamic terrorism and the Russian nuisance will be secondary to the climate change issue as things become more dire. We can lead or lag behind.Private investment alone cannot get this done. Without some govt sponsored backing, it&#039;s too risky to go balls out. Government intervention is needed, with both legislation and capital investment. We should have done this a long time ago, but it&#039;s not too late to dive in head first and catch up to where we should already be. We&#039;re not a nation of climate deniers, we&#039;re the moral compass of the world, and we should act accordingly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LarryBird, post: 3974167, member: 76548"] The reason why the military budget hasn't been drastically cut is because it's basically always been regarded as political suicide in post ww2 America. The loss of jobs would be tremendous. The states hit the hardest by this would be devastated - some of these areas it's the only employer around, good old uncle sam. But right now, we stand at a crossroads in time, where with a carefully construed plan, it could be the greatest decision in modern political history, to dismantle(partially) the military industrial complex, and spend that money on a green new deal. We could become a world leader on green technology, lead a change worldwide, improve our infrastructure, cut long-term energy costs, and create jobs in addition to a ton of other benefits to society and the planet and it's future inhabitants. The existing military facilities that were cut in the new $160B per year budget, would be converted into green technology facilities and the employees retained/retrained at government expense. The government would take a lead in these fields and partner with contractors to fund green projects and implement them nationwide. Helping subsidize green businesses in their infancy like a type of government incubator to help foster green technology growth until it realizes implementation. This could be looked at as an investment in our nation's future and continued technological dominance. This is the world's next horizon. This is the problem facing the new generation of politicians. Islamic terrorism and the Russian nuisance will be secondary to the climate change issue as things become more dire. We can lead or lag behind. Private investment alone cannot get this done. Without some govt sponsored backing, it's too risky to go balls out. Government intervention is needed, with both legislation and capital investment. We should have done this a long time ago, but it's not too late to dive in head first and catch up to where we should already be. We're not a nation of climate deniers, we're the moral compass of the world, and we should act accordingly. [/QUOTE]

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