Interesting. In any case, the issue with any and all of your points is that the Free Market will eventually determine the success or failure of each. The affordability, in a globally competitive environment, is ultimately the issue. Whether we can afford a strong military, a level playing field, infrastructure, et al, will not be determined by hope or issues of fairness, but by economic realities.

The major one being, that the US is an expensive place to do business. Hot growth and cheap labor are overseas now. We are seeing the loss of high-wage jobs in the US and an eroding of our status as Economic Superpower.

http://thelearningcurve.blogspot.com/