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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bbsam" data-source="post: 804275" data-attributes="member: 22662"><p>I understand what you are saying.  But included in the money to "pay a soldier" is the money to defense contractors building weapon systems nobody wants.  He either deliberately or mistakenly puts it all in the same category as other "entitlement" expenditure.  What I am saying is that within that millitary budget is alot of discretionary spending that seems to be "off limits" because congressional representatives like having that money flowing through their districts.  War is good business.  Seriously though, wanna get serious about cutting the deficit?  Then there is no "discretionary spending", no "third rail", no "sacred cows".</p></blockquote><p></p>