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Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

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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 @jwakleyIndependent from Utah  answered…5yrs5Y

Decrease, we should still maintain a powerful military, but spending is currently excessively high

 @jwakleyIndependent from Utah  answered…3yrs3Y

Decrease, we need to drastically reduce our national budget deficit

 @jwakleyIndependent from Utah  answered…5yrs5Y

Decrease, I’m all for having a strong military, but current levels of spending are too high

 @jwakleyIndependent from Utah  answered…5yrs5Y

Decrease, I’m all for having a strong military, but current levels of spending is too high

 @jwakleyIndependent from Utah  answered…5yrs5Y

Decrease, I’m all for having a strong government, but current levels of spending is too high

 @jwakleyIndependent from Utah  answered…5yrs5Y

Decrease, I’m all for having a strong military but current spending is too high

 @jwakleyIndependent from Utah  answered…5yrs5Y

Decrease, I’m all for having a strong military but current spending is way too high

 @jwakleyIndependent from Utah  answered…5yrs5Y

Decrease, we should maintain a strong military, but current levels of spending are too high

 @jwakleyIndependent from Utah  answered…5yrs5Y

Decrease, we should still maintain a powerful military, but current levels of spending is excessively high

 @jwakleyIndependent from Utah  answered…5yrs5Y

Decrease, we should still maintain a powerful military, but spending is currently out of control

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