Comments on: General Casey To Teddy: Democrats who cut the military’s budget in the 1990s have put the Army in the state that it’s in.. http://rightvoices.com/2007/11/15/general-casey-to-teddy-democrats-who-cut-the-military%e2%80%99s-budget-in-the-1990s-have-put-the-army-in-the-state-that-it%e2%80%99s-in/ in all matter of opinion, our adversaries are insane. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:38:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: TedintheShed http://rightvoices.com/2007/11/15/general-casey-to-teddy-democrats-who-cut-the-military%e2%80%99s-budget-in-the-1990s-have-put-the-army-in-the-state-that-it%e2%80%99s-in/comment-page-1/#comment-673122 TedintheShed Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:08:30 +0000 http://rightvoices.com/2007/11/15/general-casey-to-teddy-democrats-who-cut-the-military%e2%80%99s-budget-in-the-1990s-have-put-the-army-in-the-state-that-it%e2%80%99s-in/#comment-673122 20. Sig should have received that contract. I owned and own several Berettas. They are great handguns, better than the Smiths IMO- however there is a better choice. If the military were serious about a high grade combat side arm, they'd be getting the .40 S&W Sig. It has the benefits of sufficient stopping power plus higher capacity. IMO, the best production combat side arm made. 20.

Sig should have received that contract. I owned and own several Berettas. They are great handguns, better than the Smiths IMO- however there is a better choice.

If the military were serious about a high grade combat side arm, they’d be getting the .40 S&W Sig. It has the benefits of sufficient stopping power plus higher capacity. IMO, the best production combat side arm made.

]]> By: Matthias Roggenbuck http://rightvoices.com/2007/11/15/general-casey-to-teddy-democrats-who-cut-the-military%e2%80%99s-budget-in-the-1990s-have-put-the-army-in-the-state-that-it%e2%80%99s-in/comment-page-1/#comment-673096 Matthias Roggenbuck Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:56:15 +0000 http://rightvoices.com/2007/11/15/general-casey-to-teddy-democrats-who-cut-the-military%e2%80%99s-budget-in-the-1990s-have-put-the-army-in-the-state-that-it%e2%80%99s-in/#comment-673096 11- "2) The poor fiscal responsibilty of our governement- our budget deficits. We do not run a balanced budget, and thus the cost of interest alone hamstrings the value of the dollar." That is a problem that also affects a lot of European countries. Just one of the many reason why I don't trust (nor like) politicians, they spend money which is not theirs with an esteem as if they know that it is not theirs but nevertheless not really caring!!! 11- “2) The poor fiscal responsibilty of our governement- our budget deficits. We do not run a balanced budget, and thus the cost of interest alone hamstrings the value of the dollar.”

That is a problem that also affects a lot of European countries. Just one of the many reason why I don’t trust (nor like) politicians, they spend money which is not theirs with an esteem as if they know that it is not theirs but nevertheless not really caring!!!

]]> By: Matthias Roggenbuck http://rightvoices.com/2007/11/15/general-casey-to-teddy-democrats-who-cut-the-military%e2%80%99s-budget-in-the-1990s-have-put-the-army-in-the-state-that-it%e2%80%99s-in/comment-page-1/#comment-673095 Matthias Roggenbuck Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:44:27 +0000 http://rightvoices.com/2007/11/15/general-casey-to-teddy-democrats-who-cut-the-military%e2%80%99s-budget-in-the-1990s-have-put-the-army-in-the-state-that-it%e2%80%99s-in/#comment-673095 10- "What benefits to the U.S. economy and deficit is a falling dollar? Do you know?" I DO know- no question. But a "falling dollar" means that every good and every figure that was purchased with a strong dollar is now less worth than it used to be. As I said you have to distinguish between cause and reaction, which means that the US economy has now a good opportunity to get investments from foreign countries because goods and manpower are cheaper than they used to be. But on the other hand that situation (if reached intentionally) sounds like "if you are struck to the ground there is only the way up left"... If you like the idea of being at the bottom... I don't! "War isn't profitable? Really? How so?" I did not say it is not profitable. I wanted to say that it is on one hand only profitable to a small share of the population. To the rest e.g. the taxpayers or the disabled veterans, war is absolutely not profitable. So there is an imbalance which is only one reason, why war is (obviously) such unpopular. You could similarly ask, if or why drug dealing is (or is not) unprofitable. 10- “What benefits to the U.S. economy and deficit is a falling dollar? Do you know?”

I DO know- no question.
But a “falling dollar” means that every good and every figure that was purchased with a strong dollar is now less worth than it used to be. As I said you have to distinguish between cause and reaction, which means that the US economy has now a good opportunity to get investments from foreign countries because goods and manpower are cheaper than they used to be. But on the other hand that situation (if reached intentionally) sounds like “if you are struck to the ground there is only the way up left”…
If you like the idea of being at the bottom… I don’t!

“War isn’t profitable? Really? How so?”

I did not say it is not profitable. I wanted to say that it is on one hand only profitable to a small share of the population. To the rest e.g. the taxpayers or the disabled veterans, war is absolutely not profitable. So there is an imbalance which is only one reason, why war is (obviously) such unpopular.
You could similarly ask, if or why drug dealing is (or is not) unprofitable.

]]> By: FrmrArtyOffcr http://rightvoices.com/2007/11/15/general-casey-to-teddy-democrats-who-cut-the-military%e2%80%99s-budget-in-the-1990s-have-put-the-army-in-the-state-that-it%e2%80%99s-in/comment-page-1/#comment-672794 FrmrArtyOffcr Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:19:32 +0000 http://rightvoices.com/2007/11/15/general-casey-to-teddy-democrats-who-cut-the-military%e2%80%99s-budget-in-the-1990s-have-put-the-army-in-the-state-that-it%e2%80%99s-in/#comment-672794 Yes SFL, I know about Eisenhower's speech about the military industrial complex. I also know the history of this country prior to WWII wherein our military was so undersized and military stores so inadequate that we sent men through basic training with broom sticks because there weren't enough rifles for training. There is also a HUGE difference in this country versus 1961. Military contracts have been the impetus for incredible advances in technology that weren't even dreamed of in 1961. Same can be said of the space program. If you do a lot of camping, you can almost bet that at least some of your gear was developed to meet a need expressed by someone in the military, primarily Spec Ops who are constantly trying to develop new ways of doing things. Likewise, a lot of stuff that is currently in use on the civilian market would be prohibitively expensive were it not for the economy of scale resulting from the large military contracts. For those who don't know, economy of scale is the term for the manner in which producing large quantities of an item reduces it's individual item cost by spreading the fixed overhead costs over more items. For an example we'll say a pair of pants. While the cost of materials and labor may be the same for each pair, when the cost of renting the workspace, and buying a sewing machine is factored in, the overall per item cost rises when you make fewer pairs. If you're rent and sewing machine cost $1000 and you only make one pair of pants, those are some expensive pants. However if you make 1000 pairs of pants, the cost of rent and the sewing machine only adds $1 to the cost of producing them. Now that pair of pants that costs $10 in material and labor can be sold profitably for $12 versus before they would have to be Armani, Versace, or some other designer who charges $1100 for a pair of pants. As for undue influence, the people to look to on that are the people who insist on issuing military contracts in a PC manner. The Beretta FAILED the 9mm tests in a potentially fatal way, while the Smith and Wesson entry failed through a minor, non dangerous way. Due to political pressure, Beretta (now headquartered in the Democratic bastion of Maryland) was given a waiver for a potentially fatal flaw, while Smith and Wesson was denied one for a flaw that could be repaired in the field with 12 inches of duct tape. That's how Sig Sauer (who was the only entrant to PASS the trials) was passed over due to cost, Smith and Wesson was passed over due to a cracked grip panel, while Beretta was given the contract for 100,000s of pistols despite the back half of the slide separating during firing and the US having to adopt 9mm ammo that was loaded to significantly lower velocities than European 9mm cartridges. It is also the reason why, despite requests from troops on the frontlines to return to a 45 caliber handgun for the increased stopping power, the trials for a new 45 caliber handgun was stopped and another few hundred thousand Berettas were ordered. BTW the DEMS were in control of the House and Senate when the initial decision to award the contract to Beretta was made. Personally, I preferred the 45, but the high capacity 9mms are great as long as you can load them with hollow points. Unfortunately, hollowpoints are a violation of the Geneva Conventions. Yes SFL, I know about Eisenhower’s speech about the military industrial complex. I also know the history of this country prior to WWII wherein our military was so undersized and military stores so inadequate that we sent men through basic training with broom sticks because there weren’t enough rifles for training. There is also a HUGE difference in this country versus 1961. Military contracts have been the impetus for incredible advances in technology that weren’t even dreamed of in 1961. Same can be said of the space program.

If you do a lot of camping, you can almost bet that at least some of your gear was developed to meet a need expressed by someone in the military, primarily Spec Ops who are constantly trying to develop new ways of doing things. Likewise, a lot of stuff that is currently in use on the civilian market would be prohibitively expensive were it not for the economy of scale resulting from the large military contracts. For those who don’t know, economy of scale is the term for the manner in which producing large quantities of an item reduces it’s individual item cost by spreading the fixed overhead costs over more items. For an example we’ll say a pair of pants. While the cost of materials and labor may be the same for each pair, when the cost of renting the workspace, and buying a sewing machine is factored in, the overall per item cost rises when you make fewer pairs. If you’re rent and sewing machine cost $1000 and you only make one pair of pants, those are some expensive pants. However if you make 1000 pairs of pants, the cost of rent and the sewing machine only adds $1 to the cost of producing them. Now that pair of pants that costs $10 in material and labor can be sold profitably for $12 versus before they would have to be Armani, Versace, or some other designer who charges $1100 for a pair of pants.

As for undue influence, the people to look to on that are the people who insist on issuing military contracts in a PC manner. The Beretta FAILED the 9mm tests in a potentially fatal way, while the Smith and Wesson entry failed through a minor, non dangerous way. Due to political pressure, Beretta (now headquartered in the Democratic bastion of Maryland) was given a waiver for a potentially fatal flaw, while Smith and Wesson was denied one for a flaw that could be repaired in the field with 12 inches of duct tape. That’s how Sig Sauer (who was the only entrant to PASS the trials) was passed over due to cost, Smith and Wesson was passed over due to a cracked grip panel, while Beretta was given the contract for 100,000s of pistols despite the back half of the slide separating during firing and the US having to adopt 9mm ammo that was loaded to significantly lower velocities than European 9mm cartridges. It is also the reason why, despite requests from troops on the frontlines to return to a 45 caliber handgun for the increased stopping power, the trials for a new 45 caliber handgun was stopped and another few hundred thousand Berettas were ordered. BTW the DEMS were in control of the House and Senate when the initial decision to award the contract to Beretta was made. Personally, I preferred the 45, but the high capacity 9mms are great as long as you can load them with hollow points. Unfortunately, hollowpoints are a violation of the Geneva Conventions.

]]> By: San Francisco Liberal http://rightvoices.com/2007/11/15/general-casey-to-teddy-democrats-who-cut-the-military%e2%80%99s-budget-in-the-1990s-have-put-the-army-in-the-state-that-it%e2%80%99s-in/comment-page-1/#comment-672678 San Francisco Liberal Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:57:31 +0000 http://rightvoices.com/2007/11/15/general-casey-to-teddy-democrats-who-cut-the-military%e2%80%99s-budget-in-the-1990s-have-put-the-army-in-the-state-that-it%e2%80%99s-in/#comment-672678 FAO "Military spending creates JOBS. That is a good thing." ---------------------- Be careful. Heed the words of Republican President and General Dwight D. Eisenhower, back in 1961. Regarding the Military Industrial Complex: http://coursesa.matrix.msu.edu/~hst306/documents/indust.html "This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence -- economic, political, even spiritual -- is felt in every city, every State house, every office of the Federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society. In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the militaryindustrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist." FAO “Military spending creates JOBS. That is a good thing.”

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Be careful.

Heed the words of Republican President and General Dwight D. Eisenhower, back in 1961.

Regarding the Military Industrial Complex:
http://coursesa.matrix.msu.edu/~hst306/documents/indust.html

“This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence — economic, political, even spiritual — is felt in every city, every State house, every office of the Federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society.

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the militaryindustrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.”

]]> By: San Francisco Liberal http://rightvoices.com/2007/11/15/general-casey-to-teddy-democrats-who-cut-the-military%e2%80%99s-budget-in-the-1990s-have-put-the-army-in-the-state-that-it%e2%80%99s-in/comment-page-1/#comment-672677 San Francisco Liberal Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:52:06 +0000 http://rightvoices.com/2007/11/15/general-casey-to-teddy-democrats-who-cut-the-military%e2%80%99s-budget-in-the-1990s-have-put-the-army-in-the-state-that-it%e2%80%99s-in/#comment-672677 PCD, it's a joke. (!) Derrrrr!! PCD, it’s a joke.

(!)

Derrrrr!!

]]> By: FrmrArtyOffcr http://rightvoices.com/2007/11/15/general-casey-to-teddy-democrats-who-cut-the-military%e2%80%99s-budget-in-the-1990s-have-put-the-army-in-the-state-that-it%e2%80%99s-in/comment-page-1/#comment-672575 FrmrArtyOffcr Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:14:43 +0000 http://rightvoices.com/2007/11/15/general-casey-to-teddy-democrats-who-cut-the-military%e2%80%99s-budget-in-the-1990s-have-put-the-army-in-the-state-that-it%e2%80%99s-in/#comment-672575 Actually military spending is directly related to production. At least as long as we're not outsourcing our military armament contracts to other countries. Military spending creates JOBS. That is a good thing. Entitlement programs in this country take over 50% of the national budget. As for the US economy being bad, obviously someone needs to take a look at what's actually going on. We have near total employment, The Dow is at near record levels, per capita production levels are the highest in the world. If we'd stop the idiotic pork barrel spending for a couple of years, drop tax RATES another 3%, and partially privatize Social Security, the influx of extra capital into the economy, combined with the reduced wasteful spending would result in a balanced budget in only 3-5 years as well as an economic boom that would carry forward for decades. The resulting increased tax REVENUES would be monumental, dwarfing the currently record high revenues to the country. Actually military spending is directly related to production. At least as long as we’re not outsourcing our military armament contracts to other countries. Military spending creates JOBS. That is a good thing. Entitlement programs in this country take over 50% of the national budget. As for the US economy being bad, obviously someone needs to take a look at what’s actually going on. We have near total employment, The Dow is at near record levels, per capita production levels are the highest in the world. If we’d stop the idiotic pork barrel spending for a couple of years, drop tax RATES another 3%, and partially privatize Social Security, the influx of extra capital into the economy, combined with the reduced wasteful spending would result in a balanced budget in only 3-5 years as well as an economic boom that would carry forward for decades. The resulting increased tax REVENUES would be monumental, dwarfing the currently record high revenues to the country.

]]> By: snowy egret http://rightvoices.com/2007/11/15/general-casey-to-teddy-democrats-who-cut-the-military%e2%80%99s-budget-in-the-1990s-have-put-the-army-in-the-state-that-it%e2%80%99s-in/comment-page-1/#comment-672483 snowy egret Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:03:04 +0000 http://rightvoices.com/2007/11/15/general-casey-to-teddy-democrats-who-cut-the-military%e2%80%99s-budget-in-the-1990s-have-put-the-army-in-the-state-that-it%e2%80%99s-in/#comment-672483 When soon can they be sent to the spice mines of kessel?o:-) When soon can they be sent to the spice mines of kessel?o:-)

]]> By: PCD http://rightvoices.com/2007/11/15/general-casey-to-teddy-democrats-who-cut-the-military%e2%80%99s-budget-in-the-1990s-have-put-the-army-in-the-state-that-it%e2%80%99s-in/comment-page-1/#comment-672429 PCD Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:30:56 +0000 http://rightvoices.com/2007/11/15/general-casey-to-teddy-democrats-who-cut-the-military%e2%80%99s-budget-in-the-1990s-have-put-the-army-in-the-state-that-it%e2%80%99s-in/#comment-672429 13, Ted, what did the cop say to that? Also, a swerve is not evidence of inebration without a sobriety test. Sounds like the cop was a few tickets short of his quota and figured you being from Ohio wouldn't come back to fight a bogus ticket. 13, Ted, what did the cop say to that? Also, a swerve is not evidence of inebration without a sobriety test.

Sounds like the cop was a few tickets short of his quota and figured you being from Ohio wouldn’t come back to fight a bogus ticket.

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