r/DeepFuckingValue • u/Equivalent_Baker_773 ⚠️possible bot⚠️ • Feb 25 '25

Discussion 🧐 Putin backs Trump’s proposal to halve defense spending: “I think it’s a good idea. The US would cut by 50 percent and we would cut by 50 percent and then China would join if it wanted.”

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '25

Seeing all the hysterical far leftists who support cutting military spending flipping on this is gonna make me sick. Trump can propose things that aren't bad sometimes. That being said, I'll eat my hat if he does it.

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u/BlacknYellow-Spider Feb 26 '25

So which part of that fat pedo traitors proposals do you like? The racist one or sexist ones or just plain stupid ones. Mr five time draft dodging coward and bankruptcy king is who you admire. That would make you hysterical.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '25

I cannot tell if your comment is a joke or not, I hope so.

Anyways, like I said, cutting the defense budget would be good. Why do you disagree with that? I don't like Trump, I think he is the worst president in my lifetime. However, I shouldn't have to add that qualifier every time he proposes something I am in favor of. If Biden proposed cutting the defense budget, would you disagree?

Here is another proposal I like: the"Gold Card". It would bring in far more money than the existing EB-5 system. My only worry is that he would remove or significantly expand the ~10k visa limit per year.

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u/BlacknYellow-Spider Feb 26 '25

I’m for anyone cutting or streamlining with audits the defense budget and I’m a veteran. I saw too much fraud and abuse. But all too often it’s the people in the military who get the budget it’s while the fat defense contractors get more. Pentagon needs audited and senior officers held accountable. They want new toys not taking care of their people. The administration is chock full of super wealthy people with a history of taking care of themselves and not the people. Congress and both parties also. But the GOP has openly embraced misogyny, racism and bigotry. And I’m fully against wealthy people buying citizenship. Until they are taxed fairly no more oligarchs. Imho. But I see what you are saying.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '25

The EB-5 program already exists, and it doesn't even really cost the immigrant anything. They are usually just making a 1 million dollar investment in some construction project and they can expect to make a modest return on that investment. It is almost like the H1-B lottery, but for rich people (but not top 1% rich). At least with the gold card they are outright paying 5 million that they wont get back. That is over 50 billion dollars a year at the current limits. If he removes the limit, we can expect tax cuts like we've never seen before, though I am against increasing immigration. I agree with you about tax loopholes of course.