Isn't it called flip flopping when anyone does it?when a GOP member does this it's called flip flopping
Isn't it called flip flopping when anyone does it?
Why is there a federal program to provide local law enforcement with military grade equipment in the first place? Sounds like another big government program to me.
Think about that for a second. One of our biggest expenditures in this country is military spending, it's one of the main reasons we're so far in debt. Yet they have so much surplus they're practically giving it away? Government waste that's all it is.Its government surplus the military doesn't need. Instead of auctioning it off or destroying it they let local police have it. A good deal for some police forces but as in any government program there was abuse. Some police departments got stuck with stuff they didn't want or need because the federal government just wanted to get rid of it.
Think about that for a second. One of our biggest expenditures in this country is military spending, it's one of the main reasons we're so far in debt. Yet they have so much surplus they're practically giving it away? Government waste that's all it is.
Call a rose a fart if you want it still smells the same to me.Waste, yes but a lot was created by downsizing the military and reducing inventory they already had. Not spending new money on equipment.
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Just to store this surplus costs the military extra money , funds that could be used for other purposes .Call a rose a fart if you want it still smells the same to me.
That sounds like a good idea, but you've obviously never worked for the government. They have a hard enough time keeping up with inventory in one or two centralized storage yards. Lol. Can you imagine the fiasco that would ensue if they had to keep track of the equipment around the country?Just to store this surplus costs the military extra money , funds that could be used for other purposes .
Why not give it to the states to use , while still holding on to the tittle .
In a case of a national emergency the equipment would be located thru out the country rather than keep in one or two centralized storage yards .
Sounds like someone buying something they didn't need, then bragging how much they saved because it was on sale.Just to store this surplus costs the military extra money , funds that could be used for other purposes .
Why not give it to the states to use , while still holding on to the tittle .
In a case of a national emergency the equipment would be located thru out the country rather than keep in one or two centralized storage yards .
They have a surplus because we have the smallest military since 1940.Think about that for a second. One of our biggest expenditures in this country is military spending, it's one of the main reasons we're so far in debt. Yet they have so much surplus they're practically giving it away? Government waste that's all it is.
thats a real achievementThey have a surplus because we have the smallest military since 1940.
This surplus is because we no longer have the soldiers there to equip like we did 8 years ago.