I don't disagree about defense spending needing to be cut, but good luck getting a candidate elected who runs on that platform: too many people work either for the dod or some subcontracting firm.
As far as the other things, higher corporate tax rates just mean businesses relocate elsewhere, and a lot of what makes outsourcing so profitable is that unions here priced themselves out of a lot of international labor markets. How many American sailors these days? How many shipping companies incorporated in the usa?
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