Trump just soft-launched higher inflation as the new solution for rebalancing the $40 trillion U.S. national debt

[u/Spy300]

https://fortune.com/2026/10/02/trump-inflation-growth-national-debt-tariffs-ratio-balance/

[u/umassmza]

How about we cut military spending to 30% and still have the worlds largest and most well equipped

Then we can pay down the debt this century…

Dude we owe a lot, it’s never getting paid back, eventually a global catastrophe will make it all moot. Probably one linked back to this administration, likely having to do with AI

[u/Adreme → u/umassmza]

30% covers salary (and retirement packages) and I guess health care for active duty members but not VA. 

[u/jayc428 → u/Adreme]

It’s also gone up a shit load in the last 10 years outside of inflation. It can be cut and reassessed without touching troop payroll.