Krugman points out the hypocrisy, Coalmines And Military Keynesians "That’s it exactly. Propose some kind of public investment, say in green energy, and the right screams “Solyndra! Waste! Fraud!” But propose spending the same amount on weapons that we don’t need, and it’s all good."
My sense is most Republicans will agree that "war is good for the economy" but won't make the leap to say, yes, because it's (usually deficit) government spending increasing demand. And they won't go further and say, imagine if we did that for things that have more of an impact on society like infrastructure (roads, energy), education, health care, etc. Yes defense is important, at times very important, but we already spend more on it than basically everyone else combined. Can't we get more for that money?
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