2016 Postmortem

DFab420

(2,466 posts) Mon Mar 28, 2016, 05:06 PM Mar 2016

Question: What should your taxes pay for?

If taxes aren't spent on the military, which I would just assume as democrats we all support, what should we spend them on?

I understand some here think we shouldn't spend it on healthcare, or education.

So what would you, as democrats, prefer our discretionary spending to be?

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Question: What should your taxes pay for? (Original Post) DFab420 Mar 2016 OP

On things that improve and protect the quality of life of citizens. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2016 #1

The right wing and Clinton are worried about 'free stuff' from Bernie Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2016 #2

Check the Constitution. dogman Mar 2016 #3

for the MIC bernie continuously votes to fund so we can have ongoing killing? nt msongs Mar 2016 #4

No need to fund it ibegurpard Mar 2016 #5

this is extremely misleading hill2016 Mar 2016 #6

What does this realy mean? beedle Mar 2016 #7

lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)

1. On things that improve and protect the quality of life of citizens.

Reply to DFab420 (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 05:09 PM

Mar 2016

Some amount of defense, police, fire etc. is necessary.

Some amount of foreign aid is necessary.

Some amount of social welfare is necessary.

Some amount of education is necessary.

Some amount of research and oversight is necessary.

Much of the amount we spend on the military is because we spent too little in other areas.

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)

2. The right wing and Clinton are worried about 'free stuff' from Bernie

Reply to DFab420 (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 05:10 PM

Mar 2016

Well......

dogman

(6,073 posts)

3. Check the Constitution.

Reply to DFab420 (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 05:17 PM

Mar 2016

According to the Constitution of the United States, the federal government was established for six specific purposes. These purposes include unity, justice, domestic tranquility, defense, promotion of the general welfare of the citizens and securing liberty for all.

http://www.ask.com/government-politics/purpose-government-eeffd4bcf1ebf1e7

Of course this starts a whole new debate.

msongs

(67,337 posts)

4. for the MIC bernie continuously votes to fund so we can have ongoing killing? nt

Reply to DFab420 (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 06:04 PM

Mar 2016

ibegurpard

(16,685 posts)

5. No need to fund it

Reply to msongs (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 06:06 PM

Mar 2016

If we don't vote for people like Clinton to put our troops in harms way in the first place.

hill2016

(1,772 posts)

6. this is extremely misleading

Reply to DFab420 (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 06:12 PM

Mar 2016

you should include TOTAL federal outlays (about $4 trillion) and not just "discretionary" programs, because taxes are used to fund both discretionary and mandatory items.

beedle

(1,235 posts)

7. What does this realy mean?

Reply to DFab420 (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 06:28 PM

Mar 2016

"If taxes aren't spent on the military, which I would just assume as democrats we all support"

I assume, but maybe I shouldn't, that supporting veterans affairs is something democrats all support, but the actual military spending? 54%? I strongly question the assumption that democrats should support that kind of spending.

Cut it by minimum 10% ... preferably 90%, but we can compromise after the election

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