What happens when there is no more money for the Military Industrial complex ?

[UK populist]

With the way things are going in my eyes it would not be too much of a jump to assume that a point could come very soon when there simply is not enough money left for the MIC to continue making the obscene profits they currently making in the US/UK and European markets.
Although the MIC sells weapons all over the world to many smaller nations much of that trade is paid for with mainly US taxpayer Military Aid and to a lesser amount UK Military aid.
My question is when will the tipping point come where the MIC Corporate GODS suddenly realize that Say
China, Russia or maybe even India (at some point in the future) provide a much more stable influx of profit.
Although British Military spending is only a fraction of our government budgets basically because we have bigger expenditures like The National Health Service. Our MIC is basically just an offshoot of the US behemoth. The US military spending is likely to be 60% of its discretionary spending for the year 2008.
How can that figure be sustained in the current financial environment and how can any Politician every get elected in the US pledging to reduce Military spending.
Is this the beginning of an intractable situation of demise to the western hemispheres military technological advantage it has had for the last 50 years.

[whistle]

1. That will never happen, the military will enslave Americans to do their bidding

...before they forfeit their power over money

[CrispyQ]

2. I've wondered that myself.

Some thoughts:

1. Do away with all entitlement programs that help We the People.
2. Do away with social security. They won't stop taking it out of our paychecks, they'll just re-direct the money to the MIC.
3. Implement all sorts of new taxes -- like McCain's proposed tax on our health care.
4. Eventually, raise the taxes of those making $250,000 or less to 40-60% - or more if they have to, but leave the rich alone.
5. Try to incarcerate as many of We the People as possible & force us to work for free in "corporate prisons.' For lessor offenses, the prisoner can choose to build airplanes or bullets; more serious offenders will work in test labs for new weapons. Those with technical skills will be placed with corporations that build spy satellites.
6. Finally, raise taxes on small corporations, particularly those whose business doesn't support the MIC.

:tinfoilhat:

[SammyWinstonJack]

4. If those things happen, then I see no reason to stay in this country. It will no

longer be of any benefit for the majority of Americans to remain here.

[cliffordu]

5. Or maybe at that point we just burn it down and start over.

[Generic Other]

3. More wars

It's what they know how to do.