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Economy  Military and the Economy  Half of the American budget
is devoted to defense spending and the economy would be in a
real quandary without it. American political leaders would have
to decide how to spend all the money freed up and since they
believe in minimal government (except for defense, of course),
they will face a real challenge. Possibly they could invest more
in space travel to speed up our Mars program. Imagine the thrill
of the average American, hungry or not, of witnessing such a
stupendous technological accomplishment. If we are sufficiently
fortuitous, we might encounter hostile aliens who would force us
to spend more on defense again.  They could implement tax breaks
for the rich but since they pay so little already, there would
still be too much money remaining waiting to be spent. They
could use the surplus after the tax breaks to further subsidize
large corporations but then we might end up paying all their
costs which so