Canada’s defense budget is currently $20 billion a year which is less than 1% of its GDP. This is much less than the $600 billion a year the U.S. spends and the $6.5 billion a year the UK spends. Only 5 other countries of the 28 in NATO spend less. To join NATO each member country pledged to spend at least 2% of their GDP on military spending and defense and defend each other against threats from any non-member country. In a July 2016 U.S. Presidential nominee Donald Trump suggested that the United States would not defend NATO member countries who had failed to increase their military budgets to above 2% of Gross Domestic Product. France, Turkey, Germany, Canada, and Italy are countries that are currently spending less than 2% of their GDP on military defense.
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@8RWBJNQ4yrs4Y
Increase to modernize our force, the preserve at a rate good enough to keep it from failing, but should try to have it fund itself.
@8XHNZZH3yrs3Y
increase by a tiny tiny bet
@6HDD83R5yrs5Y
Increase, but only in countries where the U.S. is (with the approval of the U.S. congress) currently at war with. reduce the military personnel by half (only in military bases that are not in proximity to any armed conflict).
@IINXMP4yrs4Y
Decrease, and begin signing contracts with more private militias and companies, as well as deploying the national guard.
@5QXSKLV4yrs4Y
Cut military spending by 50%
@87V5TYY4yrs4Y
Decrease, and reform is need to prevent wasteful spending practices
@87V5TYY5yrs5Y
Decrease, and we should dismantle the military industrial complex
@87V5TYY5yrs5Y
Neither, but we should dismantle the Military Industrial Complex
@87V5TYY5yrs5Y
Increase, but we should dismantle the Military Industrial Complex
@87V5TYY5yrs5Y
Increase, but our procurement and other spending methods should be reviewed
@87V5TYY5yrs5Y
Increase, but our procurement and other spending practices should be reviewed
@87V5TYY5yrs5Y
@87V5TYY5yrs5Y
Decrease, and we should dismantle the Military Industrial Complex
@8C9MJYT5yrs5Y
I think decrease, but not by a lot because we are the "good guys" of the world we should have a very strong military to show dominance.
@8CN7P7L4yrs4Y
Decrease, but make it so we are still on top on military spending
@8DT8GBP5yrs5Y
The Government needs to stop spending money on other countries and invest that money into something else. We aren't supposed to be the world's peacekeepers.
@8KH79S25yrs5Y
Neither they should use it better and only increase during wartime and conflict.
@LangworthyUS9th5yrs5Y
Increase spending if needed also look at ways to cut waste as much as possible. Our military must be always striving for better readiness and effectiveness. We should be mindful of the taxpayers while making sure we have the best and strongest military in the world. Negotiating for better contracts with companies. Pulling the troops home from Afghanistan would save a ton of money so that would negate the need for increased spending while still strengthening our capabilites and effectiveness.
@8T9PVS44yrs4Y
Only when we need an excessive amount of armory/weapons. When we are not in any wars there is little reason to give even more money, except maybe for research and experimentation with new weapons.
@8Q6C4Y44yrs4Y
Increase, but not too much until the debt is reduced
@8XCJY2Y4yrs4Y
Increase, but allow for private and state funded militias.
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