"Originally posted by fallingupwards i 'm not a big fan of massive defense spending , but it is government spending nonetheless . therefore , if you say that ww2 stopped the depression , then you are also saying that government spending can take us out of an economic slump . same thing applies if you think it was the New Deal"
"That is exactly what I am saying . By no means do I condone big government saving the economy by any means , defense spending or anything resembling a modern New Deal . What may suprise you here is that I am afraid of people with guns ! Especially a large well equiped military . A large well equiped military can have politcal power unto itself . It is a large credit to our professional officer corps that we do n't have a miitary coup every few years . I just wish the rest of our government had the same discipline . Then I could entertain the idea of socialism . When the state has political power , it never gives it back . Before I get flamed , I am not advocating a military junta as form of government for the United States ."
"Originally posted by fallingupwards i 'm not a big fan of massive defense spending , but it is government spending nonetheless"
"That is exactly what I am saying ."