The U.S. military budge pays the salaries, training, and health care of uniformed and civilian personnel, maintains arms, equipment and facilities, funds operations, and develops and buys new items. The 2023 U.S. military budget is $773 billion, an increase of 4% over 2022’s budget. The budget includes $177.5 billion for the Army, $194 billion for the Air Force and Space Force and $230.8 billion for the Navy and Marine Corps. Other country’s 2021 military budgets were China $293 billion, United Kingdom $68.4 billion and Russia $66 billion.
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@9F9YKKQ2yrs2Y
Increase, but streamline the budget and eliminate waste
@9WZDTCT11mos11MO
We shouldn't have to worry so much as to spend more money on the military. What wars are happening directly to us and not our allies?
@9RLQ2MP1yr1Y
Keep the current spending but allow for more common sense spending for the military and keep bad contractors accountable
@9R7JJQ41yr1Y
money should be spent on paying soldiers more. they practically live in poverty with their current wages
@9MBXXK21yr1Y
Should be investigated in depth regarding the accurate disbursement of funds and change the budget and actions accordingly
@9M5JF38Progressive 1yr1Y
The budget on military spending is too attached to weapons dealers. Instead, attach it to a threat assessment that must pass public scrutiny and our representatives.
@Marcosleif 2yrs2Y
Decrease, I beleive we should decrease military spending by 7%-8% and redirect funds to social and healthcare spending
@9K8NRLC 2yrs2Y
Decrease to nearly nothing, and fund clean, renewable and nuclear energy projects, raise minimum wage, provide universal healthcare. Us citizen's would have a great trust in our government, this is the most important question.
The military should reprioritize current funding to develop systems that can address peer/near-pear future threats.
@9HJKBPW2yrs2Y
The government should only increase military spending if other areas of public services are not impacted by lack of funds.
@2TFTQ8N 2yrs2Y
Decrease, and the government should invest that money in promoting human rights and democracy through other means.
Yes, specifically the pay and benefits for the soldiers is what should be increased, the rest of the military already has more than enough.
@965Y7XN3yrs3Y
Streamline current spending and only add if absolutely necessary
@963W7DT3yrs3Y
Streamline current spending and get rid of wasteful spending and only add funds accordingly. Budget better
@95DNFNL3yrs3Y
Current spending needs to be streamlined. Determine what the military really needs and get rid of wasteful spending.
@8X4DGJB4yrs4Y
Increase it if a war is confirmed to happen. If no war is happening then it should stay at a constant spending.
@8WMFP4C4yrs4Y
They should focus on getting rid of the wasted spending.
@8VTJB3Y4yrs4Y
@36XJB2V4yrs4Y
Decrease, and combine the different branches into a single, unified military force.
@8TGFHBJ4yrs4Y
Decrease however, allocate the spending amount more equally in each branch.
@8T2J6G7Women’s Equality4yrs4Y
We shouldn't still be at war.
@8QHSF8V5yrs5Y
Decrease the total amount of spending while also reallocating spending to areas focusing on modernization and great power conflict.
@8P6B5WG5yrs5Y
I believe the European Union should incorporate one military a certain percentage of funding given by each country
@8J294LS5yrs5Y
Decrease, apply the funds towards social and scientific programs
@9CYRB5NProgressive2yrs2Y
Better auditing of expenses is needed
@98X24QM3yrs3Y
Streamline current spending. Get rid of wasteful spending and only add funds accordingly. Prioritize better.
@98M43KC3yrs3Y
Streamline current spending, only pay for what the military really needs and only add funds accordingly
@98L3SPW3yrs3Y
Streamline current spending and get rid of wasteful spending before adding more money.
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