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$778 billion wasn't even the sum that president biden actually requested for military spending this year. he only asked for 753 billion. so in short, the military industrial complex is getting everything it wanted, with a $25 billion cherry on top. you might remember in 2019 when president trump signed a collossal defense bill slammed rightfully by the press but that was $40 billion smaller than this one. quick question for you, is there nothing else we could have spent this money on? keep in mind, this military spending surge comes after the u.s. pulled troops out of afghanistan. how about re...

It's $25 billion more than the budgetary request of the white house. that's one year. and again, i know i'm throwing a lot of numbers at people, but this is part of what's so maddening about the situation, the one-year versus the ten-year scoring. in the ten-year scoring, that's $250 billion. i have been tracking all these negotiations about build back better. that would be a huge chunk, just that, just the little bit over above what the white house asked for, times ten would buy you clearance room for a whole new program in build back better. >> what you're talking about, and i hope people un...

Negotiations, about build back better. that would be a huge chunk, just a little bit, over above what the white house asked for times ten, would buy you clearance room for a whole new program in build back better. >> what you're talking about, and i hope people understand, when we talk about 1.75 trillion for build back better. that's over a ten-year period. when you talk about 778 billion for the military, it is one year. multiply that by ten, and you probably end with ten trillion dollar over ten-year period. >> i was laughing the other day because the new york times had a piece, and it was ...

No chance of a plan passing before midterms. congress is in recess through the election. how would it be paid? the original tax cut is ballooning the deficit. it rose 17%. the deficit rose to $778 billion in 2018. this a beautiful campaign promise two weeks before the election. >> no serious plan. if you wanted that tax cut for the middle class, you had every opportunity to do so. tells you how they feel the tax cut is playing out there. >> i think he wants it. he would like to give the middle class a 10% tax cut. it cannot happen in two weeks. nancy pelosi, meanwhile, says democrats will us...

These cuts. from almost the moment this administration came into office, they began dismantling the greatest military we've ever known. they have had five years in a row of major cuts that have taken place. and even before sequestration, they cut out $778 billion out of national defense. you mentioned what happens to the army. but the air force is now saying they may not be able to continue to guarantee that we'll have air dominance in a conflict. if you look at the navy in 2007, we are able to meet 90% of the requirements around the globe. this year we'll only be able to meet 43 and the lines...