If Congress voted in legislation that cuts military spending then they must stick with it and not flip-flop. Plus, even with these cuts we will still have the world's largest military budget. Congress should send a message and be serious about cutting spending, but we can't especially because of the current Republicans in Congress.......
Department of Defense spending is $1.2 trillion. There are only 535 members of Congress. Divide it out and there's a $2 billion budget for each member.
Now, all the Defense contractors need to do is donate 1% of that every other year to each member's re-election campaign. That's $20 million per member. They actually only need $2 million to win, so they can put the extra into Congressmen's favorite charities, run by them of course.
The enomous US defense spending constitutes threat to peace in the world. When 1 country spends 48% of world's defend budget you are sure they are preparing for war to attack a country. Similar to WWII German and Japanese heavy military spending, prior to war. Nothing personal, just wonder why USA needs to spend that much money on millitary, if the congress can explain that.
I generally agree with cenk but theres one thing he doesnt think through. If the defense contractors dont get any contacts they are going to have to fire people as well. So the middle class will suffer there. However everybody know that these contractors are way to big anyway and only survivng because of the usas ridicoulus spending
"If the defense contractors dont get any contacts they are going to have to fire people as well."
This is because the U.S never reset its' economy from a wartime economy after the second world war, most other countries did decades ago and restructured so innovative focus was put on other areas than bomb-making and building tanks.
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It's a painful process but in the long run much more beneficial, there's only one way to keep demand for bombs up...
Eisenhower's "farewell Address" can be found here in You Tube. There should be a movement to burn it to CD/DVD, and flood the mailboxes on Capital Hill & at the White House them, from as many Americans as possible.
America seems to want more war. Look at the GOP debate. Ron Paul is not the front runner for effectively one reason: he's anti-war. Look at the other side. Obama supporters want his wars to continue as well in the name of spreading democracy and freedom. We who want to end this nonsense and come home seem to be in the minority.
There are NO CUTS either way just a debate over how much more we will end up spending too much or a little inconsequential more or less than too much that makes no difference. NO CUTS AT ALL EVER!!!
@IKiLLNRapeCOMMUNISTS I like your user id, funny. Just make sure you use condoms. Regarding you reply: I agree with you. I highly doubt Obama will cut $400 billion. He is a coward and will fail. Though i am pretty sure he will be proud of himself by cutting SS, Medicare, and Medicaid.
jesus christ, are things actually like this in the USA? For all i know TYT could be prejudiced (but probably not) against the government, but the facts are presented every time. Is your government actually this horrible?
You cant blame the defense industry for being good at their jobs and wanting to keep their paychecks. Its the gov't fault for allowing this shit to happen. Its not the rich peoples fault for being good at what they do. It could be immoral and borderline criminal, but if its not against the law, then 'they' are doing nothing wrong. There need to be laws that keep money out of politics, but that will never happen.
Do you said "good at their jobs" meaning they are good protecting their pockets?
Army cannot be good because there is no punishment. they dont loose their jobs, no pay cuts....
The cop yesterday shot a guy 10 times for a gesture the guy did after getting shot in the face with a teaser gun. (not place other than person face to shot. if you hit person in the eye?).
The answer was that this is police policy (they shot him another 5 times when he was down!). Yeah, kill wiled animal!
The entire future of America is about war, this is the path the owners of this country have taken. Until we end lobbying, the two-party system, election laws, failed foreign policies and the absolute corporate takeover of Washington, nothing will change. Obama is a fraud and coward, the republicans are monsters, the democratic party is so corrupt it could only be fixed by recalling every one of them. We are fucked. We have to have a real revolution, and yes, this would include violence.
@TheUSMetalhead (sorry about my last comment.. accidentally pressed enter) I am a 15 year old and I thought the Occupy Wall Street protest was just something stupid and I think a lot of fellow Americans did as well. Now I realize that it could be the only way to gaining economic equality.
@TheUSMetalhead Doing anything less than taking over The Capital, The White House, The Pentagon, The C.I.A., The F.B.I. and all of Washington D.C. with at least a hundred thousand armed men to hold it until the population could get behind that revolution and new vote aferwards. You would really need some of the C.I.A., The F.B.I., The Pentagon, and major city's police forces to join that revolution to make it truly successful. It would make a great movie!
@TheUSMetalhead So what happen after we take everyone out? Fresh blood, same system, what's the point? At this moment, I think the problem is that there is no perfect system. So before someone can propose of a better idea, the most that people can do is to live under a system that they hated the least.
wow...a TYT video actually about facts and politics not fringe and fake statistics on extremists overdrive equality topics..making up news on gay parents
Come on Cenk. There are thousands of working class employed by aerospace. Don't spew half truths with such passion. It reminds me too much of propaganda.
@BurkeLCH Yeah and your republican bosses make 110 million a year, charging the governement 500K for a torpedo that costs $5,000 to make. Fuck the War machine of America it is out of control
There should not be any surprise here. Dem,GOP,Conservative, liberal,progressive, independent, progressive, etc...one thing is true for them all. They know better than to do anything but constantly increase defense spending.
if you give blind support to any of the above labels, you are a complete retard and part of the problem.
While I agree with everything Cenk says and want to cut defense spending, he says it like cutting defense won't cost jobs. He conveniently says that cutting government workforce is cutting the "middle class," but somehow cutting defense won't also cause defense contractors to lay off middle class people?
@pgorney Difference is the military contract jobs are useless fluff that does nothing to help the people who pay for it, the American people. While postal office and other Federal jobs at least sort of do something we need and benefit from.
@MsRey00 Us Canadians have an elite specialists unit known simply as "The Shadow Beavers". In the dead of the night they strike, height is no obstacle for them they just coat the bottom of their boots with pure maple syrup and push on. "For the Beaver stays in the shadow when the dam is built."
@MsRey00 To be honest I'm pro building a giant wall if it will stop Canadian arctic stuff from coming here. I just really hate the cold. XD So yea you can keep it all. ;-)
You want America's demise you don't need no al-qaeda, republicans doing a better job. All Al-Qaeda did was bomb a few buildings and planes but GOP is destroying entire country with its occupants
Just shoot everyone in congress and get it done with. I mean its depressing enough to hear about this **** all day long.
Just shoot the corrupt jarheads there and elect some good officials.
Research the French Revolution. And you might notice how similiar its starting to look like. (back then the top 1% owned over 60% of the wealth, you will be there soon)
42% obviously isn't enough, because the foreign policy and all that crap the US forces on other countries sucks big time. You need over 50%, if the leaders in the rest of the world ever smarten up..
The same people that hate taxes and act like they are mystified as to why the national budget and debt are out of control, are the same idiots who want to continue with military waste. LOL Irony defined.
@beezy2510 BWAAAAAHAHAHAHA Ron Paul is a lying idiot who wants to make abortion illegal and a bunch of other conservative right wing dumb ideas that would unravel our society even more than it already was by G W Bush. We are just starting to put the peices back together and people like you want to wave the Ron Paul flag... LMAO NO!!!
@:25 "you dont know anything about politics"...Gee Mr "Newt your done, your not going to win S.C" back on Jan 16th, or Mr "We got evidence that Wiener got hacked"...ya Cenk, you dont know anything about politics, you have no creditably
@AMagicalUsername its barely a week old, and this arrogant smug asshole thinks he's always right, and never admits when hes wrong. So go fuck yourself
@7777Njs fuck Ron Paul. He wants to end abortion and a bunch of other stupid right wing shit that he avoids talking about. Stop being gullible so we can all come together and fix this country. And you and I know it's going to be with Obama, so stop wasting all of our time. Ron Paul can't legalize anything on his own either btw. The states are going to have to do it first before the feds will budge. Reality.
Logic is this, if American military spending is such a problem for American economy what is causing the current economic crisis in Europe which is far worse than what America is going through?
oh wait, I know, it is stupid brains engaging in Marxist/socialist/ far left ideologies, affectionately referred to as "Nanny State" politics!
The only nanny state is the U.S military state. You freak out for the slightest detail not remotely affecting you in a faraway part of the world thousands of kilmoteres from U:S territory.
the only Nanny state I like to mention is Sweden, where I hear you're debating a proposed "Universal Ass Wiping Service" (UAWS) run at taxpayer expense. The pro-UAWS side is running on a campaign slogan, "free enterprise produces lots of dirty assholes, socialism keeps them clean"
@genie0390 - I thought I told your sorry lying ass to get the fuck off our internets. Why are you still here you fucking retarded liar? Get the fuck off! I mean it! The internet is not for small-minded, willfully ignorant LIARS such as yourself. Get the fuck off our internet you fucking retard!
I have express permission from that wonderful progressive Al Gore who invented the Internet and is now going to lower the temperature on mother earth!,..so there!
btw, internet is not plural, you dumbnuts pig fucker
@LeksServices. I'll give you some advice about genie0390 and that is not to post to him. It isn't worth it. All he does is come on here to post lies, racism, inults, arrogance, and fear mongering because he can't debate like an adult or backup what he says with facts. But if you still want o post to genie don't stoop to his level and use insults and the other stuff he uses. Use truth, logic and maturity because he hates it when you do that.
"The people who elect them truly are fucking blind, or watch Fox "News"."
on the contrary, people who watch American liberal media such as HBO, CBS, ABC,NBC, MSNBC, CNN, NPR, NY Times are truly the brain washed tools!
Bill Maher recently attacked Romney for being rich, evil by fixing troubled companies going insolvent which unlike Henry Ford, Bill Gates etc didn't produce anything.
He, however,admires Geo Soros, a felon billionaire who made his fortune in currency speculation
@hmoder70 Studies have shown that the same amount of money spent on literally ANYTHING ELSE other than defense creates more jobs. Put the money in education instead? More jobs. Put the money in renewable resources? More jobs.
Defence spending wastes more than anything else. The only ones who really profit from defence spending is the military industrial complex.
"The only ones who really profit from defence spending is the military industrial complex."
and soldiers too who get paid and many get great training! The MIC is not of another planet, they buy tons of stuff and services that spins off millions of high paying jobs for Americans who also benefit from all those fabulous technological innovations without which many Americans would be hamburger flippers and making up bed sheets for the hospitality industry.
If the defense cuts are dropped.. tell me.. what's the difference between that and just giving Republicans everything they wanted in the first place? It's just massive domestic austerity.
you may have forgotten Cenk, that Joe Lieberman, (in addition to all of the things you stated), was your boss's, (that would be the multi-millionaire 1% Al Gore), choice for V.P.
Its really funny actually, the very corruption that benefits these robber barons and slimeball politicians in the short term will utterly destroy them in the long run. WHEN, not IF the US political system collapses, the people will hold these over privileged turkeys down for a good old fashioned ass raping from then until the end of time. HA HA HA were comin' for you all
When only 11% of Americans support their leaders, it's no longer by the people, for the people. America is a corporateocracy with a staged democracy. And 99% of it's problems come from lobbyists. when you allow lobbying, you hand your government over to lobbyists. Who do you think someone works for and obeys; the people who pay them, or the people who don't? Their needs to be a nationwide strike that won't end until lobbying is outlawed. It's the only hope left.
what would america do if it can't kill lots of sand niggers? it's their whole identity now!!. will they have to go to sand-nigger-killers anonymous??? or maybe they can save money by throwing more puppies off cliffs. that's pretty cheap
lol i'm pretty sure that if the US dropped its portion of world defense spending to 40%, Canadian mounties still wouldn't be able to cross the border to take over
@joesiracusa1989 you could drop it to 0, and Canada still wouldn't invade you. Mexico, on the other hand, would probably take some payback. So keep enough to keep Mexico honest (say 5-15%)
@genghisdon1 Even if Mexico wanted to, Mexico doesnt even have enough military power to COLLECT MEXICAN TAXES. When you can only collect less than half of your citizens taxes, you are no threat to other countries. If anything it would be: Keep 10% to make sure Drug Cartels dont move into Texas en masse.
The congress is completely unlawful. I thought organized prostitution was illegal in some states yet the representatives are clearly selling themselves in the broad day light. A bunch of whores...
This is the reason Why Ron Paul's stance of stop the wars fails. Stopping wars doesn't mean less spending on the military.. It is a difficult concept, but the proof is in the pudding
@robinvan1983 Congress doesn't award contracts, that is part of the Executive Branch's powers. Congress can appropriate money, and Dr. Paul will refuse to spend it on unnecessary things. At the end of the year, that appropriated money will just roll right back into the bank.
@chrlpolk Congress doesn't need to award contracts. Have you need listened to the clip? This is about budgeting military spending. that does Congress. As you can see, very difficult to change, specially when it is a super majority.
@robinvan1983 Congress doesn't actually spend the money; the Executive Branch does. (Thus, the "execute" in the title of the branch.) Congress appropriates the money in the budget, but it is the Executive Branch that decides how the money is spent.
@chrlpolk Yes, How it is spent in the military budget... So that means the money will be spent one way or another. The Executive branch can't stop the spending of the budget once it is allocated.
@robinvan1983 I don't think you're understanding; the Congress allocates the money into "defense". Once there, it is up to the Executive Branch to determine how that money is spent.
The Congress does not decide on things like the purchasing of weapons, private contractors, etc. All Congress does is allocates funds, and the President decides how to spend it - or, not to spend it. Most Presidents, though, will spend whatever Congress gives them.
@chrlpolk That is even worse. because that means that for 4 years... money is allocated to military though it isn't used while other government budgets who need money don't get it while there are the funds for it... Hell even if a president would do such a thing... Congress would notice and make a media circus from it... either way... very damaging for the president
@robinvan1983 That's how government works; money is allocated, and what isn't spent is put back into the funds the next year, as if it were collected tax money. It doesn't happen every 4 years, it happens every year.
Now, they can re-allocate, which is what this video is talking about. The cuts will happen. BUT, they will reduce the Federal Government workforce. The money saved by reducing the workforce will then be re-allocated into defense. It's an accounting loophole.
@robinvan1983 Not arguing that - I'm a Paul supporter, so I argue that we spend too much! I'm just pointing out that the spending decisions on defense are made by the Executive Branch, not Congress.
@robinvan1983 Go back over the appropriations list you posted, and realize that items are associated with war. "Housing" is what we pay for troops and contractors to live in other countries. "Construction" is building roads and bridges and other infrastructure overseas. War accounts for a great deal of our defense spending, so ending the wars (and not hiring the contractors) would reduce spending by a lot.
@chrlpolk yes because you don't need housing for current overseas bases that isn't in the wars.. you know... like in germany etc etc. The construction budget is for internal constrution like upgrading military baes and overseas. you can find these reports online
@robinvan1983 Ron Paul wants to bring all the troops home from around the world and shut down many of our bases. That is central to his foreign policy platform. I'm not sure why you think he wants to end wars but continue the overseas spending, but he has been very vocal about spending here in the US instead of overseas.
Logically cutting defense would also involve job cuts.
weejockpoopongmcplop 1 week ago
they laugh, they hate, they are insulting, but they are still funnier and better than the BBC!
MyComicbookguy 2 weeks ago
Doest matter who you vote for ,you always end up with a politician
invaliduser1000 3 weeks ago
If Congress voted in legislation that cuts military spending then they must stick with it and not flip-flop. Plus, even with these cuts we will still have the world's largest military budget. Congress should send a message and be serious about cutting spending, but we can't especially because of the current Republicans in Congress.......
m3talcorps3 3 weeks ago
Department of Defense spending is $1.2 trillion. There are only 535 members of Congress. Divide it out and there's a $2 billion budget for each member.
Now, all the Defense contractors need to do is donate 1% of that every other year to each member's re-election campaign. That's $20 million per member. They actually only need $2 million to win, so they can put the extra into Congressmen's favorite charities, run by them of course.
That's why they'll never cut "Defense" spending.
gilbet 1 month ago
11% approval rating.... What is wrong with 11% of us?
gekapat 1 month ago
The enomous US defense spending constitutes threat to peace in the world. When 1 country spends 48% of world's defend budget you are sure they are preparing for war to attack a country. Similar to WWII German and Japanese heavy military spending, prior to war. Nothing personal, just wonder why USA needs to spend that much money on millitary, if the congress can explain that.
blade9z 1 month ago
politics kill people. end of story
firedude102 1 month ago
I am not a conspiracy guy but I just looked at Architect about 911 : watch?v=YW6mJOqRDI4
hotjama12 1 month ago
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I assume TYT receives money from the gov.
maybe they are afraid Ron Paul will cut the subsidies!?
but the same time they should know that Ron Paul said that he will cut overseas spending first, and work on some gov departments.
We can only hope that nothing will affect us, but at the same time we need to keep the system in chec
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hotjama12 1 month ago
the US could cut defense spending by half and still run the world, there is so much waste its ridiculous...
phoboskitty 1 month ago
I generally agree with cenk but theres one thing he doesnt think through. If the defense contractors dont get any contacts they are going to have to fire people as well. So the middle class will suffer there. However everybody know that these contractors are way to big anyway and only survivng because of the usas ridicoulus spending
TheKaeseStulle 1 month ago
@TheKaeseStulle ---
"If the defense contractors dont get any contacts they are going to have to fire people as well."
This is because the U.S never reset its' economy from a wartime economy after the second world war, most other countries did decades ago and restructured so innovative focus was put on other areas than bomb-making and building tanks.
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It's a painful process but in the long run much more beneficial, there's only one way to keep demand for bombs up...
underbjorn 1 month ago
How bout Congress cut their own pay. Wishful thinking.
gj804 1 month ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
Wow, the Republicans were right to call him 'Loserman' in 2000
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watch one of the examples: watch?v=vzRAXuokzUc
hotjama12 1 month ago
I imagine the federal pay cuts will not affect elected officials :)
tanekki 1 month ago
Eisenhower's "farewell Address" can be found here in You Tube. There should be a movement to burn it to CD/DVD, and flood the mailboxes on Capital Hill & at the White House them, from as many Americans as possible.
waswestkan 1 month ago
That is OFFENSIVE spending!
Shonenut213 1 month ago
Fuck the feds fire them all!
Shonenut213 1 month ago
America seems to want more war. Look at the GOP debate. Ron Paul is not the front runner for effectively one reason: he's anti-war. Look at the other side. Obama supporters want his wars to continue as well in the name of spreading democracy and freedom. We who want to end this nonsense and come home seem to be in the minority.
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Obama's made it clear that he'll veto any attempt to remove the triggered defense cuts.
RedXlV 1 month ago
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Israel loves Obama, Romney, Newt & Santorum because they're will send Americans to war & death for Israel.
Must vote for them.
Stevie68000 1 month ago
So......what's the point of having triggered cuts if we can just un-trigger them?
DntlB 1 month ago
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There's no economic recovery unless Jews are removed from high office.
Guaranteed.
Stevie68000 1 month ago
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Ron Paul & Israel
Jewish Republican Coalition didn't invite Ron Paul to its debate because Ron Paul refuses to send Americans to war & death for Israel
Vote Ron Paul.
Stevie68000 1 month ago
Congress is a joke
timoback3000 1 month ago
@timoback3000
The problem is that there is no idea anymore.
everyone protects their corporate interest at any cost.
hotjama12 1 month ago
There are NO CUTS either way just a debate over how much more we will end up spending too much or a little inconsequential more or less than too much that makes no difference. NO CUTS AT ALL EVER!!!
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@IKiLLNRapeCOMMUNISTS I like your user id, funny. Just make sure you use condoms. Regarding you reply: I agree with you. I highly doubt Obama will cut $400 billion. He is a coward and will fail. Though i am pretty sure he will be proud of himself by cutting SS, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Stingerbillion 1 month ago
Well I saw this coming...
jerzy862 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
If you become an engineer, lawyer or doctor (something that has actual value), your government wouldn't fire you right?
69NAWAR69 1 month ago
@69NAWAR69 Engineeres the most under valued people on the planet.
kokofan50 1 month ago
jesus christ, are things actually like this in the USA? For all i know TYT could be prejudiced (but probably not) against the government, but the facts are presented every time. Is your government actually this horrible?
maarc3D 1 month ago
@maarc3D you betcha'.
titteringfiend1 1 month ago
Everyone I've ever known who worked for Lieberman says he is an asshole.
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@bluesboy25000 maybe he is, but objectivelly he's got a point
elpitucaselacree 1 month ago
Mind boggling. yup. im 100% China will be the next superpower as soon as 2013. Our media won't tell us that, but I'm pretty certain now.
pounder2day 1 month ago
When was the last time the U.S. actually "defended" itself from anyone?
axeinface 1 month ago 4
@axeinface the attack by the Japanese in Pearl Harbor, during WWII. Ever since then, they've started invading other countries
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The name itself is a joke. It's attack spending.
Saaduk92 1 month ago 46
- Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Israel)
SHEEPLEwhisperer 1 month ago 5
You cant blame the defense industry for being good at their jobs and wanting to keep their paychecks. Its the gov't fault for allowing this shit to happen. Its not the rich peoples fault for being good at what they do. It could be immoral and borderline criminal, but if its not against the law, then 'they' are doing nothing wrong. There need to be laws that keep money out of politics, but that will never happen.
Hangshai 1 month ago
@Hangshai
Do you said "good at their jobs" meaning they are good protecting their pockets?
Army cannot be good because there is no punishment. they dont loose their jobs, no pay cuts....
The cop yesterday shot a guy 10 times for a gesture the guy did after getting shot in the face with a teaser gun. (not place other than person face to shot. if you hit person in the eye?).
The answer was that this is police policy (they shot him another 5 times when he was down!). Yeah, kill wiled animal!
hotjama12 1 month ago
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hotjama12 1 month ago
@hotjama12 Look what happens to the bankers.
FBI reported the huge violations in the banks, and the bankers got baled out, pocket the our money, and went back to business.
nice :)
hotjama12 1 month ago
He did not just say "Stove Top we're staying" did he?
toddlamp 1 month ago
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NATO spends 975 bill out of the 1,3 trill (which is the world military budget). Yes, I'm sure every last dollar is needed
xGapex 1 month ago
The entire future of America is about war, this is the path the owners of this country have taken. Until we end lobbying, the two-party system, election laws, failed foreign policies and the absolute corporate takeover of Washington, nothing will change. Obama is a fraud and coward, the republicans are monsters, the democratic party is so corrupt it could only be fixed by recalling every one of them. We are fucked. We have to have a real revolution, and yes, this would include violence.
TheUSMetalhead 1 month ago 40
@TheUSMetalhead I for one would be proud to follow you into battle.
SillyLitleGirl 1 month ago
I am a
timmg3 1 month ago
@TheUSMetalhead (sorry about my last comment.. accidentally pressed enter) I am a 15 year old and I thought the Occupy Wall Street protest was just something stupid and I think a lot of fellow Americans did as well. Now I realize that it could be the only way to gaining economic equality.
timmg3 1 month ago
@TheUSMetalhead Doing anything less than taking over The Capital, The White House, The Pentagon, The C.I.A., The F.B.I. and all of Washington D.C. with at least a hundred thousand armed men to hold it until the population could get behind that revolution and new vote aferwards. You would really need some of the C.I.A., The F.B.I., The Pentagon, and major city's police forces to join that revolution to make it truly successful. It would make a great movie!
IAMPontiusPilate 1 month ago
@TheUSMetalhead america shuld move towards parlamentar system.
gethsoftware 3 weeks ago
@TheUSMetalhead So what happen after we take everyone out? Fresh blood, same system, what's the point? At this moment, I think the problem is that there is no perfect system. So before someone can propose of a better idea, the most that people can do is to live under a system that they hated the least.
oreo0002 3 weeks ago
@TheUSMetalhead all of this is true, but you forgot to include ending religion as well.
BrantFortunate 5 days ago
wow...a TYT video actually about facts and politics not fringe and fake statistics on extremists overdrive equality topics..making up news on gay parents
naym2011 1 month ago
QUIT REPLYING TO genie, and dickcheney, and GOP. Any account with these words in their user name are KNOWN trolls. QUIT FEEDING THE TROLLS.
TheUSMetalhead 1 month ago
Come on Cenk. There are thousands of working class employed by aerospace. Don't spew half truths with such passion. It reminds me too much of propaganda.
BurkeLCH 1 month ago
@BurkeLCH Thousands over millions?
sotai100 1 month ago
@BurkeLCH Yeah and your republican bosses make 110 million a year, charging the governement 500K for a torpedo that costs $5,000 to make. Fuck the War machine of America it is out of control
derberg19486 1 month ago
They aren't even cuts, it's just not an increase.
We spend $800 BILLION a year on defense, more than any other country on earth, and it still isn't enough for these greedy bastards.
SHEEPLEwhisperer 1 month ago
There should not be any surprise here. Dem,GOP,Conservative, liberal,progressive, independent, progressive, etc...one thing is true for them all. They know better than to do anything but constantly increase defense spending.
if you give blind support to any of the above labels, you are a complete retard and part of the problem.
finerbiner 1 month ago
[BIG SIGH]... i always have to adjust my composure before clicking to the next piece of news. this shit pisses me off.
mestizolove 1 month ago
Washington needs to burn.
Atheistprimate 1 month ago
While I agree with everything Cenk says and want to cut defense spending, he says it like cutting defense won't cost jobs. He conveniently says that cutting government workforce is cutting the "middle class," but somehow cutting defense won't also cause defense contractors to lay off middle class people?
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@pgorney Difference is the military contract jobs are useless fluff that does nothing to help the people who pay for it, the American people. While postal office and other Federal jobs at least sort of do something we need and benefit from.
Atheistprimate 1 month ago
Canada is coming
eugenedaman 1 month ago in playlist The Young Turks Show January 20, 2012
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Jew made people richer by destroying the US dollar. Since 1 January, silver has gone up 20%.
Thank you Jew.
Stevie68000 1 month ago
Yeah, Boner, we DO really really want to go there. Please God let us "go there".
It's you elite corporatist monsters that don't want to go there.
KhyberPunk 1 month ago
Here's a fact: the US spends more money on the military than healthcare and education combined
Zeddersk 1 month ago
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@Zeddersk ---
Here's another fact:
The U.S military is the 11th largest economy in the world.
underbjorn 1 month ago
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@underbjorn
"The U.S military is the 11th largest economy in the world."
I really don't care as long as it's much bigger than Sweden's economy
genie0390 1 month ago
Yeah US, Canada is comin' for ya. We be climbin' in yo windows and snatchin' up all yo people... =___=
MsRey00 1 month ago 48
@MsRey00 Us Canadians have an elite specialists unit known simply as "The Shadow Beavers". In the dead of the night they strike, height is no obstacle for them they just coat the bottom of their boots with pure maple syrup and push on. "For the Beaver stays in the shadow when the dam is built."
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@MsRey00 Your not climbing in our windows. People in this country are ass up waiting for you to take us.
biggydx 1 month ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
@MsRey00 and our bacon and hockey equipment of course. lol. i kid
YaikonMetal 1 month ago
@MsRey00 To be honest I'm pro building a giant wall if it will stop Canadian arctic stuff from coming here. I just really hate the cold. XD So yea you can keep it all. ;-)
MistressArte 1 month ago
StoveTop! We're stayin!!
DarrelE3 1 month ago
You want America's demise you don't need no al-qaeda, republicans doing a better job. All Al-Qaeda did was bomb a few buildings and planes but GOP is destroying entire country with its occupants
TurkiyeCumhurbaskani 1 month ago 2
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Funny how little of that money is actually spent on the military. Metal Gear Solid was right, PMCs run the game
bluedollars 1 month ago
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bluedollars 1 month ago
Does the "I" next to Liebermann stand for "Israel"?
eleutheromaniac 1 month ago 30
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Yes.
The "I" next to Lieberman also stands for the "Internet Kill Switch" that he wants.
I guess the Information Age isn't going so well for the Zionist 5th Column.
SHEEPLEwhisperer 1 month ago 2
Commie bastards in the North
nadeemstine 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Just shoot everyone in congress and get it done with. I mean its depressing enough to hear about this **** all day long.
Just shoot the corrupt jarheads there and elect some good officials.
Research the French Revolution. And you might notice how similiar its starting to look like. (back then the top 1% owned over 60% of the wealth, you will be there soon)
justmymage 1 month ago
Don't be so mean to Bob! I'm sure he doesn't want to be wrong all the time either!
wizzrobe301 1 month ago
@DaytonaRoadster fuck you redneck
AMagicalUsername 1 month ago
How long until invasion of iran?
kshhashim 1 month ago
@kshhashim Not long. Less than a year.
pololopo23 1 month ago
@kshhashim Not long before the US economy fails
gunnerdelta 1 month ago
@kshhashim I say after the olympics right in time for the economic collapse somewhere in sep to dec.
realoverfake 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
42% obviously isn't enough, because the foreign policy and all that crap the US forces on other countries sucks big time. You need over 50%, if the leaders in the rest of the world ever smarten up..
blechtic 1 month ago
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The same people that hate taxes and act like they are mystified as to why the national budget and debt are out of control, are the same idiots who want to continue with military waste. LOL Irony defined.
AMagicalUsername 1 month ago
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AMagicalUsername 1 month ago
ron paul is the only one screw the rest and im dem
beezy2510 1 month ago
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@beezy2510 BWAAAAAHAHAHAHA Ron Paul is a lying idiot who wants to make abortion illegal and a bunch of other conservative right wing dumb ideas that would unravel our society even more than it already was by G W Bush. We are just starting to put the peices back together and people like you want to wave the Ron Paul flag... LMAO NO!!!
AMagicalUsername 1 month ago
@beezy2510 Oh and I want it legalized more than you do, it doesn't make Ron Paul a good leader.
AMagicalUsername 1 month ago
@:25 "you dont know anything about politics"...Gee Mr "Newt your done, your not going to win S.C" back on Jan 16th, or Mr "We got evidence that Wiener got hacked"...ya Cenk, you dont know anything about politics, you have no creditably
DaytonaRoadster 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@DaytonaRoadster LOL Look at you quoting an older video.... are they supposed to be psychic now is that it? Get a fucking life you tool.
AMagicalUsername 1 month ago
@AMagicalUsername its barely a week old, and this arrogant smug asshole thinks he's always right, and never admits when hes wrong. So go fuck yourself
DaytonaRoadster 1 month ago
if you work for the gov dont say nothing because its called treason it you have a opinion!
beezy2510 1 month ago
Republican are all liars ...
jewel360x 1 month ago
Ron Paul sucks
jewel360x 1 month ago
Ron Paul
7777Njs 1 month ago
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AMagicalUsername 1 month ago
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@7777Njs fuck Ron Paul. He wants to end abortion and a bunch of other stupid right wing shit that he avoids talking about. Stop being gullible so we can all come together and fix this country. And you and I know it's going to be with Obama, so stop wasting all of our time. Ron Paul can't legalize anything on his own either btw. The states are going to have to do it first before the feds will budge. Reality.
AMagicalUsername 1 month ago
They should just send poor black kids to serve in the military to pay for the shitty urban schooling.
JustinC721 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
OVERPOPULATION............too much of a good thing
billyrichardson2 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@billyrichardson2
If you see it as a problem, make a example of yourself and slit yout throat.
poeperdhe 1 month ago
@poeperdhe I love myself way too much for that...consider this troll attempt a fail.....faggot
billyrichardson2 1 month ago
this is one fucked up country........its SUCKS
rextrek 1 month ago 26
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Only in America can politicians get away with "waah waah big government, cut spending CUT SPENDING!!!" and then do this.
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The people who elect them truly are fucking blind, or watch Fox "News".
underbjorn 1 month ago
@underbjorn
WARNING!! idiot on the loose!
Logic is this, if American military spending is such a problem for American economy what is causing the current economic crisis in Europe which is far worse than what America is going through?
oh wait, I know, it is stupid brains engaging in Marxist/socialist/ far left ideologies, affectionately referred to as "Nanny State" politics!
genie0390 1 month ago
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@genie0390 ---
The only nanny state is the U.S military state. You freak out for the slightest detail not remotely affecting you in a faraway part of the world thousands of kilmoteres from U:S territory.
Costa Rica wouldn't last 5 seconds without it.
underbjorn 1 month ago
@underbjorn
the only Nanny state I like to mention is Sweden, where I hear you're debating a proposed "Universal Ass Wiping Service" (UAWS) run at taxpayer expense. The pro-UAWS side is running on a campaign slogan, "free enterprise produces lots of dirty assholes, socialism keeps them clean"
genie0390 1 month ago
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@genie0390 ---
"the only Nanny state I like to mention is Sweden"
Quite right, genie, it's how limited your tiny geniebrain is.
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"free enterprise produces lots of dirty assholes, socialism keeps them clean"
Rofl.
underbjorn 1 month ago
@genie0390 very good......
phliperphil 1 month ago
@genie0390 - I thought I told your sorry lying ass to get the fuck off our internets. Why are you still here you fucking retarded liar? Get the fuck off! I mean it! The internet is not for small-minded, willfully ignorant LIARS such as yourself. Get the fuck off our internet you fucking retard!
LeksServices 1 month ago
@LeksServices
who the fuck you think you are?,..anyways?
I have express permission from that wonderful progressive Al Gore who invented the Internet and is now going to lower the temperature on mother earth!,..so there!
btw, internet is not plural, you dumbnuts pig fucker
genie0390 1 month ago
@LeksServices. I'll give you some advice about genie0390 and that is not to post to him. It isn't worth it. All he does is come on here to post lies, racism, inults, arrogance, and fear mongering because he can't debate like an adult or backup what he says with facts. But if you still want o post to genie don't stoop to his level and use insults and the other stuff he uses. Use truth, logic and maturity because he hates it when you do that.
cne08 1 month ago
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@underbjorn
"The people who elect them truly are fucking blind, or watch Fox "News"."
on the contrary, people who watch American liberal media such as HBO, CBS, ABC,NBC, MSNBC, CNN, NPR, NY Times are truly the brain washed tools!
Bill Maher recently attacked Romney for being rich, evil by fixing troubled companies going insolvent which unlike Henry Ford, Bill Gates etc didn't produce anything.
He, however,admires Geo Soros, a felon billionaire who made his fortune in currency speculation
genie0390 1 month ago
"Congress Fights" omg WAT?!
ooMONKEYoo 1 month ago
3/4 of a TRILLION dollars for defense - while america falls to peices
rextrek 1 month ago
Either place you cut you will be cutting jobs. It's not just planes in submarines in the military, it is people.
hmoder70 1 month ago
@hmoder70 Studies have shown that the same amount of money spent on literally ANYTHING ELSE other than defense creates more jobs. Put the money in education instead? More jobs. Put the money in renewable resources? More jobs.
Defence spending wastes more than anything else. The only ones who really profit from defence spending is the military industrial complex.
LordOrlock 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
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"The only ones who really profit from defence spending is the military industrial complex."
and soldiers too who get paid and many get great training! The MIC is not of another planet, they buy tons of stuff and services that spins off millions of high paying jobs for Americans who also benefit from all those fabulous technological innovations without which many Americans would be hamburger flippers and making up bed sheets for the hospitality industry.
genie0390 1 month ago
If the defense cuts are dropped.. tell me.. what's the difference between that and just giving Republicans everything they wanted in the first place? It's just massive domestic austerity.
Dradeeus 1 month ago
As soon as that figure drops below 40%, the Canadians are getting ready to charge.
InnocenceExperience 1 month ago
And,
you may have forgotten Cenk, that Joe Lieberman, (in addition to all of the things you stated), was your boss's, (that would be the multi-millionaire 1% Al Gore), choice for V.P.
bobbytiger 1 month ago
Its really funny actually, the very corruption that benefits these robber barons and slimeball politicians in the short term will utterly destroy them in the long run. WHEN, not IF the US political system collapses, the people will hold these over privileged turkeys down for a good old fashioned ass raping from then until the end of time. HA HA HA were comin' for you all
ddvs2012 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
2nd US Civil War, coming Dec. 21st, 2012
ddvs2012 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
There's a difference between defense spending and military spending
fani5000 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Vampires, starving for money. Mooore!
ChristopherJManess 1 month ago
If they cut "Defense" then they cant have their police state to enforce the NDAA and Enemy Expatriation Act. DERP
random69ism 1 month ago
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Jewish bankers are commiting economic Holocaust against Europe & America
Stevie68000 1 month ago
When only 11% of Americans support their leaders, it's no longer by the people, for the people. America is a corporateocracy with a staged democracy. And 99% of it's problems come from lobbyists. when you allow lobbying, you hand your government over to lobbyists. Who do you think someone works for and obeys; the people who pay them, or the people who don't? Their needs to be a nationwide strike that won't end until lobbying is outlawed. It's the only hope left.
blackkakari 1 month ago 2
what would america do if it can't kill lots of sand niggers? it's their whole identity now!!. will they have to go to sand-nigger-killers anonymous??? or maybe they can save money by throwing more puppies off cliffs. that's pretty cheap
fuzzjunky 1 month ago
Will there be a case about the idiocy of combating SOPA when the government doesnt need it to do whatever they want?
GnosticAtheist 1 month ago
lol i'm pretty sure that if the US dropped its portion of world defense spending to 40%, Canadian mounties still wouldn't be able to cross the border to take over
joesiracusa1989 1 month ago 50
@joesiracusa1989 We could cut it to 25% of what it is and the Mounties still wouldnt stand a chance.
random69ism 1 month ago
@joesiracusa1989 you could drop it to 0, and Canada still wouldn't invade you. Mexico, on the other hand, would probably take some payback. So keep enough to keep Mexico honest (say 5-15%)
genghisdon1 1 month ago
@genghisdon1 Even if Mexico wanted to, Mexico doesnt even have enough military power to COLLECT MEXICAN TAXES. When you can only collect less than half of your citizens taxes, you are no threat to other countries. If anything it would be: Keep 10% to make sure Drug Cartels dont move into Texas en masse.
LordOrlock 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@genghisdon1 btw, im canadian
joesiracusa1989 1 month ago
The congress is completely unlawful. I thought organized prostitution was illegal in some states yet the representatives are clearly selling themselves in the broad day light. A bunch of whores...
fingrid 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
I'm so damn fucking grateful that I don't live in the USA!!
buugiman78 1 month ago
damnit bob you are always wrong.. shut yo mouth!
spaik007 1 month ago in playlist Fler videoklipp från TheYoungTurks 29
More political bs maybe more should be shoot
TheJason177 1 month ago
This is the reason Why Ron Paul's stance of stop the wars fails. Stopping wars doesn't mean less spending on the military.. It is a difficult concept, but the proof is in the pudding
robinvan1983 1 month ago
@robinvan1983 Congress doesn't award contracts, that is part of the Executive Branch's powers. Congress can appropriate money, and Dr. Paul will refuse to spend it on unnecessary things. At the end of the year, that appropriated money will just roll right back into the bank.
chrlpolk 1 month ago
@chrlpolk Congress doesn't need to award contracts. Have you need listened to the clip? This is about budgeting military spending. that does Congress. As you can see, very difficult to change, specially when it is a super majority.
robinvan1983 1 month ago
@robinvan1983 Congress doesn't actually spend the money; the Executive Branch does. (Thus, the "execute" in the title of the branch.) Congress appropriates the money in the budget, but it is the Executive Branch that decides how the money is spent.
chrlpolk 1 month ago
@chrlpolk Yes, How it is spent in the military budget... So that means the money will be spent one way or another. The Executive branch can't stop the spending of the budget once it is allocated.
robinvan1983 1 month ago
@robinvan1983 I don't think you're understanding; the Congress allocates the money into "defense". Once there, it is up to the Executive Branch to determine how that money is spent.
The Congress does not decide on things like the purchasing of weapons, private contractors, etc. All Congress does is allocates funds, and the President decides how to spend it - or, not to spend it. Most Presidents, though, will spend whatever Congress gives them.
chrlpolk 1 month ago
@chrlpolk That is even worse. because that means that for 4 years... money is allocated to military though it isn't used while other government budgets who need money don't get it while there are the funds for it... Hell even if a president would do such a thing... Congress would notice and make a media circus from it... either way... very damaging for the president
robinvan1983 1 month ago
@robinvan1983 That's how government works; money is allocated, and what isn't spent is put back into the funds the next year, as if it were collected tax money. It doesn't happen every 4 years, it happens every year.
Now, they can re-allocate, which is what this video is talking about. The cuts will happen. BUT, they will reduce the Federal Government workforce. The money saved by reducing the workforce will then be re-allocated into defense. It's an accounting loophole.
chrlpolk 1 month ago
@chrlpolk have you even read the United States Department of Defense fiscal year of 2010?
Operations and maintenance = $283.3 billion, Military Personnel = $154.2 billion, Procurement =$140.1 billion, Research, Development, Testing & Evaluation = $79.1 billion, Military Construction = $23.9 billion, Family Housing = $3.1 billion
Even if the first one is slashed in half, you still have about 500 billion being spent. and that isn't even counting stuff like Homeland security.
robinvan1983 1 month ago
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chrlpolk 1 month ago
@robinvan1983 Not arguing that - I'm a Paul supporter, so I argue that we spend too much! I'm just pointing out that the spending decisions on defense are made by the Executive Branch, not Congress.
chrlpolk 1 month ago
@chrlpolk well that is funny... cause Ron Paul never stated reducing spending... only stopping wars... Those are 2 different things
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@robinvan1983 Go back over the appropriations list you posted, and realize that items are associated with war. "Housing" is what we pay for troops and contractors to live in other countries. "Construction" is building roads and bridges and other infrastructure overseas. War accounts for a great deal of our defense spending, so ending the wars (and not hiring the contractors) would reduce spending by a lot.
chrlpolk 1 month ago
@chrlpolk yes because you don't need housing for current overseas bases that isn't in the wars.. you know... like in germany etc etc. The construction budget is for internal constrution like upgrading military baes and overseas. you can find these reports online
robinvan1983 1 month ago
@robinvan1983 Ron Paul wants to bring all the troops home from around the world and shut down many of our bases. That is central to his foreign policy platform. I'm not sure why you think he wants to end wars but continue the overseas spending, but he has been very vocal about spending here in the US instead of overseas.
chrlpolk 1 month ago