To maintain the United States Armed Forces, is a very expensive and daunting task, with over 50% of our total GDP going to the military, that leaves less than 50% for important things such as education. Protecting our nation is and should always be our number one priority, but so should the education of our children, “It's true that the amount of federal dollars going to defense simply dwarfs federal spending on education.” (Kain), we are currently spending a little over 68.3 million dollars a year on education, which is ridiculous. The amount of equipment we leave from past wars is massive, in most cases our forces just up and leave, leaving our grade A equipment for whoever cares to bother with it, “How much "stuff" is the United States military …show more content…
States and local governments have always had a far larger role in this country, and have footed the bill as well. Many stimulus dollars went to help struggling states and school districts after the housing bubble popped and the financial collapse, and this was a good thing. States can't borrow money like the federal government, and stimulus dollars for education makes good sense” (Kain), as we can see, states get money from local and statewide sources when it comes to dealing with things such as education. Luckily, current leaders are taking steps to create a defense budget that reflects current threats against the United States, “‘This budget follows through on my promise to keep Americans safe,’ says Donald Trump, calling it a “public safety and national security” budget that will send a ‘message to the world in these dangerous times of American strength, security and resolve.’”(Shear and Steinhauer), Our president is taking the steps needed to bring our armed forces back to their former glory and make sure that the defense budget also reflects the defense needed to protect our citizens at home and