Ok misschien wat meer over trump/VS dan SJW die links plaatsen en argumenten over elkaar?
Trump wil defensie direct aansturen qua uitgaven voor aankopen :
Trump's $440 billion weapon
More than any other president, Trump appears to want to take a direct role in federal contracting, a technical, complex part of the government that is run by tens of thousands of career civil servants.
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At first glance, Trump would appear to face significant obstacles in using federal contracts as a form of leverage. But conversations with nearly a dozen contracting experts, many who previously worked on procurement issues for the government, suggest that Trump could easily blow through them — and despite the complex bureaucracy, there would likely be few brakes on his use of the process to score political points, reward his friends and punish his enemies. If he does, it could have another effect as well: driving up prices for federal government purchasing overall.
Het is dus mogelijk, echter :
Want to rein in defense spending? Good luck Mick Mulvaney | TheHill
First, you will get no respect, especially from the Department of Defense. David Stockman came into the job in 1981 determined to discipline the DOD. Secretary of Defense Cap Weinberger rolled right over him on his way to one of the largest single-year increases in the defense budget the nation has ever seen.
Second, it’s pretty important to have the president and vice president watching your back. Both President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect Pence have made it clear throughout the campaign that they want to get rid of the budget cap on defense, though that will be very difficult given the 48 votes the Democrats have in the Senate.
In addition, the duo wants to add more than 60 ships to the Navy and increase the size of the Army and the Marines. That will require more money than in the current defense plan.
Third, you may find out that the Budget Control Act (BCA), which caps growth in defense through 2021, is your best budget tool as OMB director. You may decide you want to keep it.
Fourth, you will learn that disciplining the OCO budget by limiting it to war costs is impossible when all those around you want to use it to get around the caps, which are likely to stay anyway.
Defense is not like the rest of discretionary spending. Unless wars are ending, defense generally goes up. Budget discipline is especially hard when the president, vice president, and secretary of defense are aligned in wanting more.
We zullen zien wat trump ervan terecht brengt.
