Fiscal crisis raises spectre of defence cuts
Newsbot @ Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:01 am
Title: Fiscal crisis raises spectre of defence cuts
Category: Military
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2008-11-04 16:24:39
Canadian
Streaker @ Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:01 am
Well, under the circumstances, if the feds are going to run a deficit this is the first place to start cutting.
Pseudonym @ Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:03 am
You gotta do what you gotta do. I just wish my Congress would actually try to balance the budget for once.
saturn_656 @ Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:58 am
The military cannot afford any cuts. They needed new ships, planes, etc. in the 90's.
Any cuts could collapse the entire organization.
bootlegga @ Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:15 am
Not much of a surprise given the projects Harper has already cancelled or delayed. I guess we're looking at yet another decade of darkness...
Robair @ Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:25 am
Yea, that GST cut was a great idea.
meaden24 @ Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:27 am
the military is already underfunded. How the hell is this the first place to start cutting? it's a shame this country has become so neglectful to what should be the most important department. The very department that is the reason we have the deomcratic process we have today. There have got to be plenty of other less important places to find money.
I can tell you that as soon as the military budget gets cut, the numbers of personnel is going to decrease to a critical level. No one is going to want to serve a country that doesn't give a shit about them.
Zipperfish @ Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:36 am
Maybe they should do what tehs chools do and have a bake sale.
Seriously, that GST was a bad idea, but hindsight is 20/20 and I sure appreciated it. Fact is we can't cut defence spending when we are in a war. I don't think Canadians will stand for ti if they sense it increases risks to our soldiers.
I say we take the equalization payment we were going to give to Quebec and give it to DoD instead.
Scape @ Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:27 pm
Robair Robair:
Yea, that GST cut was a great idea.
But remember Robair, that is your money. So what if the government goes into deficit and devalues the very worth of your currency because they can't make ends meet? You have a little extra cash right now.
Robair @ Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:43 pm
Scape Scape:
But remember Robair, that is your money. So what if the government goes into deficit and devalues the very worth of your currency because they can't make ends meet? You have a little extra cash right now.
True!
Streaker @ Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:52 pm
meaden24 meaden24:
the military is already underfunded. How the hell is this the first place to start cutting? it's a shame this country has become so neglectful to what should be the most important department.
It should be the first place to cut precisely because it isn't the most important department (the damn thing could easily be renamed the Department of Fighting Other Countries' Wars).
Personally, I'd slash from the army budget to save the Air Force and Navy.
Scape @ Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:55 pm
Wow, you'd even have a military?
Streaker @ Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:56 pm
Actually, I'd like a bolstered Navy and Air Force, yes.
I'm just not sure what use the army is.
RUEZ @ Wed Nov 05, 2008 2:14 pm
Zipperfish Zipperfish:
I say we take the equalization payment we were going to give to Quebec and give it to DoD instead.
That's exactly what I was going to post.
RUEZ @ Wed Nov 05, 2008 2:15 pm
Streaker Streaker:
Actually, I'd like a bolstered Navy and Air Force, yes.
I'm just not sure what use the army is.
I'm just not sure what use the army is.
I'm sure with more schooling you'll figure it out.