The National Defense Authorization Act provides funding each year for Pentagon priorities such as training and equipment.
  • Crackhappy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    104·
    11 months ago

    While I’m glad we are increasing pay for troops and aid for Ukraine, I believe that our defense spending is incredibly out of control. We are spending egregious amounts of money to ensure that we could murder the entire world instead of spending that money on more worthwhile things. I’m not saying cut all defense spending but even a 30% cut would be more than welcome.

    • Something_Complex@lemmy.world
      152·
      11 months ago

      Bro wait one year and the whole world is going to be fighting.

      Especially when 3rd world countries start collapsing because of climate catastrophes and we just gave these massive migrations.

      That it’s of course also dependet on weather the Chinese get bolder or no

    • naonintendois@programming.dev
      7·
      11 months ago

      Salaries are a tiny fraction of the military budget. Majority goes to overpriced military contractors. I think the bigger issue is the Pentagon has failed 6 audits in a row.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
    107·
    11 months ago

    And how much was in the bill to house the homeless woman who asked me to buy her lunch last month? Or to feed her? Or to get her modest clothes or healthcare? Or for my healthcare, for that matter?

    • Airazz@lemmy.world
      10·
      11 months ago

      Her money was pocketed by private insurance companies. Blame them, not a poor country that’s under attack. US has way more than enough money to feed and house everyone, even if they quadruple the spending on Ukraine.

    • maynarkh@feddit.nl
      8·
      11 months ago

      They are spending more on your healthcare than most developed nation spend on theirs per citizen, it just gets stolen on its way to you. US healthcare is not underfunded.

    • zabadoh@lemmy.ml
      5·
      11 months ago

      Republicans allegedly want to give those funds to the Border Patrol and to build the Great Wall, not to feed your theoretical homeless woman.

      Actually they don’t really care about that either, which is why an additional $14 billion for border security isn’t enough for them.

    • Windex007@lemmy.world
      74·
      11 months ago

      That’s like asking how much of my grocery bill goes towards my car insurance.

      This specific bill is specifically for military funding.