Should the government increase or decrease military spending?
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@9LN6DW2 from Quebec agreed…12mos12MO
The priority should be to bring the country in a financialy safe and responsable situation, then we should increase military spending.
@9F8Y37Zfrom Alberta disagreed…2yrs2Y
Military conflict has no point other than to cause destruction. Military spending should therefore be reduced as much as possible.
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