To the editor:
A headline on Tuesday’s Journal-World opinion page reads “Latin countries’ military spending rising.”
The problem exists in other parts of the world as well.
Years ago the United States Department of Agriculture subsidized U.S. farmers for not growing crops.
The United States government, and other industrialized nations, could subsidize arms manufacturers for NOT manufacturing weapons.
Arms manufacturers want money. Give them money to NOT produce an excess of weapons.
The subsidies could be given to arms manufacturers NOT to produce and sell weapons to a nation if such purchases would exceed X percent of the nation’s gross domestic product or some other benchmark of noneligibility to buy the weapons.
Mission accomplished.
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labmonkey (anonymous) says…
This has disaster and fraud written all over it.
Liberty_One (anonymous) says…
I don't see how this is a problem. Plus the US isn't the only country that manufactures weapons, they'll just buy the guns from somewhere else. So all this would accomplish is to waste our tax dollars and distort the marketplace.
SettingTheRecordStraight (anonymous) says…
How about the government not subsidize farmers and not subsidize the defense industry?
Government, butt out.
BorderRat (anonymous) says…
Marion, ditto.
75x55 (anonymous) says…
Makes more sense than Mr. Day manages to convey - when it is considered in the light of maintaining 'production capacity', without having wasted stockpiles and the temptation of un-wise sales in order to justify the existence of that production capacity. Better to have the "waste" of unused capacity, and have the ability to produce when demand unexpectedly soars.
Lynn731 (anonymous) says…
Right on, Marion !!!! Thank you, Lynn
puddleglum (anonymous) says…
speaking of weapons, I finally found a place that has .380 ammo in stock
Jane (anonymous) says…
Our second ammendment rights are being chipped away...you may want to check this out:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/b...
Made_in_China (Paul R. Getto) says…
Eisenhower was right to warn us about the MIC decades ago. We are, I believe, still the largest arms exporter in the world. We often arm both sides in a potential conflict then sit back and watch as the parties "test" their new toys on each other. The arms dealers and the international bankers are running the show.
infidel (anonymous) says…
I don't think there is an excess amount of weapons produced by anyone. I have had wait times for several weapons I have purchaced.
Unlike the CRP program that pays farmers not to farm, Americans will buy all the guns we can, they store a lot better than corn or beans.
infidel (anonymous) says…
I meant purchased
imastinker (anonymous) says…
I have been looking for shotgun shells for an old shotgun my grandfather sold me for the last year. It's a somewhat unusual round that probably doesn't move quickly off the shelves. I think cutting production capacity will do nothing.
On a related note, I sold one gun I bought a year ago for 50% profit of nearly the price of a new gun - back to the guy that sold it to me. I'll wait for prices to come back down and snag a neat .22 bolt action like I've been wanting!
salad (anonymous) says…
Boris (Anonymous) says…
"Cool, but I need more .45 and .223/5.56mm"
Wow!!! You must badder than the terminator, the whole UFC, Rambo, and Robocop combined!!! I bet no one DARES look sideways at you and your big-bad guns! You'll just shoot them into submission! ..yer just soooo cool....and knowledgeable.....
deathpenaltyliberal (anonymous) says…
Marion (Marion Lynn) says…
"How about the US just stops sending money offshore for a while and try taking care of itself for once?"
Ding, we have winner!
And cut all other spending, defense and domestic.
consumer1 (anonymous) says…
Calm down salad, just sprinkle some granola over yourself, repeat your mantra, and think calm thoughts. You know the world is perfect, Berkenstock sales are up and of course, Everyone lives in harmoney. All is well, all is well, all is well. It's cool man, All is well, all is well. you're getting sleepy, you're eyelids are sooo heavy,
Now, isn't that all better?
consumer1 (anonymous) says…
Salad, if the above calming technique doesn't work, you can always take drastic measures and rub some organic dirt into your toenails. Ahhhh Nirvana. Peace!
jumpin_catfish (anonymous) says…
Larry, Larry, Larry, get a clue bud. And salad, you one of the folks that think only the government should have guns? Hmmmmm! If you are the same applies, get a clue. Real economies don't work that way but they do go broke that way. Duh, dat splains the current democratic controlled government.