Forecasting the New Administration’s Impact on Defense

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Forecasting the New Administration’s Impact on Defense
1/18/2021
By John C. Johnson

With each administration change the specter of uncertainty raises its head: Will the defense budget stay the course? Or, as a discretionary pool of money — approximately 50 percent — will the budget be tapped to plus-up social programs or serve to reduce budget deficits? Or perhaps both? This shift in administration is no different from those of the past, with the principal exception being the stark contrasts in political philosophy of the two candidates. This has fostered greater budgetary anxiety.

“Inside the Beltway” experts have predicted, with mounds of justification, a slight dip to a slight rise in defense allocations — bottom line, a flat budget. If these predictions are accurate, then the impact of the administration change will be minor, with shifts only in program priorities.

But planning for a seismic shift may be more prudent.

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/1/18/forecasting-the-new-administrations-impact-on-defense

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I think they should get rid of those awful green colors and get something more non-binary and pleasant to the eye.  Oh, and the terrible swearing is just hideous.  And then have a badge for other gendered people for folk which depicts troops on pink Honda 50s and matching jackets with lace around the neck and on the cuffs.









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