Cut Military Spending In Favor Of Medicare?

Congressional candidate announced that he would seek to cut at least 30 percent of military spending, in order to fill gaps in Medicare coverage if elected. Mittman, , says he would plug the money specifically into Medicare's 'donut hole.'

Mittman proposed savings through reductions in military spending as the best way to fund the elimination of the Medicare Donut Hole, reduce the deficit and pay down the debt. The U.S. spends over $700 billion per year on its Defense Budget. This is close to half the world’s military expenditures.

Additionally, half of the US Discretionary Budget is spent on the military budget. In the past 13 years US military spending increased 114 percent.

“I propose that we cut military spending by at least 30 percent, a savings of approximately $230 Billion Dollars. We would still have the strongest military on the planet and would still have the largest defense budget in the world. Let’s use the money saved to eliminate the Medicare Doughnut Hole and have money for important programs and yes, reduce the budget deficit  and pay down the debt!” said Mittman.

The would-be congressman is also in favor of eliminating the cap on social security contributions, compelling those who make over $106,000 annually to contribute over that threshold.