Defense

The Military Isn’t the Problem

By Daniel Halper
Published August 3, 2011 1:58pm ET
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The Military Isn’t the Problem
The Heritage Foundation has created a useful chart, showing that even if military spending were completely eliminated, the U.S. would still face major financial problems: [img nocaption float=”center” width=”640″ height=”271″ render=”<%photoRenderType%>”]15212[/img] “Long-term deficits are the result of unsustainable levels of spending on entitlement programs,” Heritage writes. “Rather than tackle them directly, some would cut defense. […]

The Heritage Foundation has created a useful chart, showing that even if military spending were completely eliminated, the U.S. would still face major financial problems:

[img nocaption float=”center” width=”640″ height=”271″ render=”<%photoRenderType%>”]15212[/img]

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