> the US has been engaged in two simultaneous occupations of outright hostile foreign countries literally on the other side of the world for a decade
And spying on the entire world, including its own citizens, etc.
Even if you believe the US should play world police, and demand a group of people with a totally different culture and history pay by it's rules, there are plenty of significant areas where we are clearly wasting significant amounts of tax dollars, all under the umbrella of "defense". Instead, Congress overwhelmingly decided, after Trump asked for a $20 billion increase, to have a $100 billion increase.
> We're getting what we're paying for
I don't buy that. We are paying an unfathomable about * 5.
There is extremely significant and obvious waste. Even what is not "waste" does not clearly help taxpayers in any way. Very significant portions are clearly to the detriment of taxpayers.
And spying on the entire world, including its own citizens, etc.
Even if you believe the US should play world police, and demand a group of people with a totally different culture and history pay by it's rules, there are plenty of significant areas where we are clearly wasting significant amounts of tax dollars, all under the umbrella of "defense". Instead, Congress overwhelmingly decided, after Trump asked for a $20 billion increase, to have a $100 billion increase.
> We're getting what we're paying for
I don't buy that. We are paying an unfathomable about * 5.
There is extremely significant and obvious waste. Even what is not "waste" does not clearly help taxpayers in any way. Very significant portions are clearly to the detriment of taxpayers.