Army suspends Tuition Assistance program

[Slowhand]

Ugh ... Stupid.

So it's a perfectly efficient machine? Or operates at any level of cost efficiency?

[Pokulski-Blatz]

Lol no only you and crazy ass frost think that.

Defense spending needs large cuts

Ugh ... Stupid.

[Ruffdaddy]

Ok that's what I thought. Yeah even when I worked for a defense contractor, I refused to write a congressman to fight cuts and the sequester despite emails from higher ups for support. I won't sell out that much.

"My hypocrisy only goes so far".

[Slowhand]

Disclaimer: I think that cutting tuition assistance is bullshit, but it's also the result of our inability to come to terms with meaningful cuts.

[Slowhand]

I really don't know what the fuck is going on now lol.

This board is big talk about cutting spending until you talk about spending what they like. At that point, they require you to cut the hell out of the spending for what they hate before you cut the spending for what they like bit a small amount.

I say cut the everloving fucking hell out of all of it.

tl;dr we're on the same page about defense cuts.

[Ruffdaddy]

Really? You really think that's a statement I stand behind? I realize we don't all spend a lot of time following each other's musings all over this forum, but this one seems obvious.

Of course fucking defense needs assloads of cuts. But no one on here seems particularly willing to. And if they are they qualify it with "Well you have to cut WELFARE (note the ambiguity) before you can touch American's big dick, even if there is waste in the defense system."

It's like watching fucking 3rd graders negotiate.

I really don't know what the fuck is going on now lol.

[Slowhand]

Lol no only you and crazy ass frost think that.

Defense spending needs large cuts

Really? You really think that's a statement I stand behind? I realize we don't all spend a lot of time following each other's musings all over this forum, but this one seems obvious.

Of course fucking defense needs assloads of cuts. But no one on here seems particularly willing to. And if they are they qualify it with "Well you have to cut WELFARE (note the ambiguity) before you can touch American's big dick, even if there is waste in the defense system."

It's like watching fucking 3rd graders negotiate.

[sc281]

Lol no only you and crazy ass frost think that.

Defense spending needs large cuts

He doesn't think that. He was being facetious.

[sc281]

Everyone in the country seems to be interested in cutting spending, just not cutting spending for their personal causes, or is only interested in cutting a small amount for their personal cause if a huge amount is cut from their most hated cause. And it turns out that everyone's personal cause costs a shitload of money and no one wants to cut anything.

I made a poll in the pol forum about it. Interesting to see how many choose the route that sounds good, knowing that it'll never ever ever materialize.

[Ruffdaddy]

While I agree with the sentiment here, it was discussed earlier this week and determined that even if there is waste in the military, it shouldn't be cut.

Lol no only you and crazy ass frost think that.

Defense spending needs large cuts

[Slowhand]

Let's be honest here. If we as a country have no interest in cutting the spending that will lead us to bankruptcy, then we deserve the consequences.

Now, having said that, if cutting spending is never going to happen, then I submit we borrow every dime we can, build up our infrastructure, technology, and military, pull out of all countries in the world, default on our debt, and dare someone to come over and collect.

I mean, if we aren't going to be responsible, we might as well be as irresponsible as possible, amirite?

Everyone in the country seems to be interested in cutting spending, just not cutting spending for their personal causes, or is only interested in cutting a small amount for their personal cause if a huge amount is cut from their most hated cause. And it turns out that everyone's personal cause costs a shitload of money and no one wants to cut anything.

[sc281]

While I agree with the sentiment here, it was discussed earlier this week and determined that even if there is waste in the military, it shouldn't be cut.

Let's be honest here. If we as a country have no interest in cutting the spending that will lead us to bankruptcy, then we deserve the consequences.

Now, having said that, if cutting spending is never going to happen, then I submit we borrow every dime we can, build up our infrastructure, technology, and military, pull out of all countries in the world, default on our debt, and dare someone to come over and collect.

I mean, if we aren't going to be responsible, we might as well be as irresponsible as possible, amirite?

[Pokulski-Blatz]

Rhetorical question:

If you signed up to be in the Army under the stipulation that you would get to go to school (and now can't) can you walk out on the Army?

Fuck no.

[Slowhand]

You're telling me there is no moe waste and bs contracts left to cut in the Army, and this is all that is left to trim?

I hope this backfires on the dems badly. You can cut 1% of your budget in a responsible way. Lowlifes.

While I agree with the sentiment here, it was discussed earlier this week and determined that even if there is waste in the military, it shouldn't be cut.

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