Dick Tuck
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So Mittens is caught in another lie.
McManus: Romney's arithmetic problem
His defense numbers don't add up with the rest of his platform.
McManus: Romney's arithmetic problem
His defense numbers don't add up with the rest of his platform.
Here's an issue that hasn't been debated much in the presidential campaign but ought to be: How much should we spend on defense?
President Obama has proposed keeping the Pentagon budget essentially flat for the next 10 years. Mitt Romney, by contrast, wants to increase defense spending massively by more than 50% over current levels, according to one estimate. That could mean almost $2 trillion in additional military spending over 10 years.
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But the biggest problem with Romney's defense numbers is that they don't add up with the rest of his platform, which calls for decreasing federal spending overall while also lowering taxes and, at the same time, balancing the budget.
"My administration will make the hundreds of billions of dollars in cuts necessary to reduce spending to 20% of GDP by the end of my first term," Romney said in February. "And then, without sacrificing our military superiority, I will balance the budget."