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In reply to the discussion: I'm done with this [View all]MorbidButterflyTat
(4,411 posts)Your demand for no more war and not "...another penny of military funding..." doesn't take reality into account.
Never mind the common knowledge that not voting Democratic results in MAGAt Republican victories, but how about the millions of people all over the country and the world whose lives depend upon the military budget?
"It pays the salaries, training, and health care of uniformed and civilian personnel, maintains arms, equipment and facilities, funds operations, and develops and buys new items. The budget funds six branches of the US military: the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Air Force, and Space Force."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States#:~:text=The%20military%20budget%20of%20the,Air%20Force%2C%20and%20Space%20Force.
"As of December 2025, the US military consisted of 2.81 million people worldwide, including 2.10 million military personnel and 715,212 civilians."
https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-people-are-in-the-us-military-a-demographic-overview/
Also retirees:
Total Retirees: Around 2.3 million (all branches, retirees, and survivors).
I'm personally related to several.
A simple internet search can provide more reality if that's not enough.