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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Keep the same but spend more on building up a national defense and much less on aid to foreign countries and avoid entanglements in foreign countries.
Significantly decrease, the military is bloated and wasteful.
Return to a flat % with mandatory service requirements. . Abololish volunteer military and go like Israel where all have a vested part
The current amount should be re-evaluated and it should be given where its needed most.
Completely nationalize the military industry
Increase, but only to pay service members more
Decrease, and reallocate to the state department
Increase, but only if needed for the homeland security.
I don think it should be increased or decreased I think it should be changed from offense to defense
Stay the same or increase, only after reforming to cut out waste fraud and abuse
Decrease, but keep spending higher than other countries.
Military funding should increase and decrease with need. Perpetual growth only creates waste.
Maintain but reevaluate military in foreign countries & territories
Decrease by cutting waste and fraud, but our military should be fully funded for all critical needs.
Reallocate resources so we can reduce spending without impacting effectiveness
Neither, but obligate the military with the welfare of its veterans.
Decreased, but only until the deficit is drastically reduced and critical social programs have the funding required.
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