Sean Hass
Mr. Reuter
Econ A1
20 May 2016
Government Spending on Military
People always ask if the government is spending too much money on the military? Or if they aren’t spending enough? Military is important and determines a lot about an economy. What we put into our defense system is what you get out of it. The opportunity cost is not that big as people think it is. Military is a key part of the Economic System and its role. The military also creates jobs and there will always be jobs in the military.
There are so many different types of jobs that the military has for people to take advantage of and get a step ahead of the other people looking for jobs in the civilian world. If there were budget cuts to the military that would mean that the militaries total budget would be lowered and therefore they could not have jobs for people and would have to cut people as well. Also the benefits would also be lowered for veterans and those men and women deserve those benefits.
It is said that with the budget cut that the government has in plan of $50 billion would mean that the military would be poorly trained and unready for a major crisis. General Ray Odierno, the Army chief of staff, told lawmakers on Wednesday that if the military has to fully implement nearly $1 trillion in spending cuts over the next decade as envisioned by law, the Army may not be prepared to fight a long war. This is another form of fiscal policy as it means the government is changing its spending towards the military.
Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain said “the declining size of active duty Marines will struggle as they confront new threats due to decreases in military spending.” This means that we will be less prepared to handle future conflicts and stop terrorist before they reach our homeland. In the end the amount of money we spend on the military is very important and impacts everyone's lives.
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Alman, Ashley. "Military Crippled By Budget Showdown, Pentagon Officials Say." The Huffington Post. The Huffington Post.com, n.d. Web. 24 May 2016.
"McCain on Military Budget Cuts: 'This Madness Must Stop'" Washington Free Beacon. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 May 2016.
It is true that the Military can create jobs for people that are struggling to find one. But at the same time most people aren't for signing 4 to 10 years of their life away. Also, what is the military really preparing for? All that spending may be going to nothing for a long time. While it's good to prepare, I can see there being cutbacks in the budget so that they can prepare but by using less money and distributing it to other places to balance the budget.
ReplyDeleteYes the military creates jobs for people that are struggling, but do we really want to depend on lots of people that are only in it for the money and free education to fight for our freedom? I agree 100% that as the budget of the military decreases so does the military force, but that might also mean that they would be more picky in the people that the choose, therefore not letting the people who are there for the wrong reasons into the military. From a worldwide standpoint, it is in the countries best interests to continue spending on military and prepare for any surprises, but from a national standpoint we could use that money to fund other things that could benefit the nation now. We as a country have to decide what is in our best interests, being 110% prepared for any military action, or growing other parts of the nation and bettering our society and country. Overall very informative excerpt, good job!
ReplyDeleteThis is a good topic but I definitely think you could have explained it further. You mentioned that the military creates a variety of jobs but didn't really go into any detail on the topic. What type of jobs and how many? It would have been nice if you included some stats or graphs. I also think you needed to analyze the specific consequences of spending cuts.
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