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I'm not sure we disagree as much as you think - I think change is possible, and that it takes very few people or hours to do so. Come to think of it, I suppose you could change society simply by controlling the appropriate channels - rather than governments, control media outlets instead. I didn't say that earlier. Are you at odds with my proposed methods for such change, then? I take it from your 60 Minutes Google citation that is the case...

It's a known fact that if you cut a sliver off the defense budget, we'd end up with a crapton of money. Defense spending in the Bush era is what erased the budget surplus to begin with. That being said, I doubt it will be implemented. I'm not a government expert, but is there a way to force a popular vote on such an issue?