Our former welfare aid used 6% of the budget at its highest (briefly, in the 1970s). The middle class railed against this, not the fact that the US outspends every other country on its military/serial wars.

The military is basically a jobs program.. 2 million direct employees, plus tons more jobs for defense contractors. That makes it very difficult and politically unpopular to cut

$20 trillion GDP available to be taxed redirected to support weak regions sectors consumer spending...foeent involve borrowing just tax super rich stock trading and money leaving America...economy circular

don’t forget what’s his name … oh yeah : @MittRomney

Please call it military spending, very little of the military budget is really used for defense.

They love sending money to Isreal

The greed of out of control capitalism that has took control of our government and our corporate news media, is the cause of the usa collapse that has already begun

And almost four times that in social welfare spending already

See money given to large corporation results in money kicked back to campaigns and PACs, which in a way are huge money laundering operations. It can also buy a job after politics. Money that helps needy individuals does not benefit politicians much financially