Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

Decrease, and cut back wasteful practices and spending. only in times of military hardship should in be increased, AFTER it is decreased to an appropriate ammount.

Decrease, we need to train our troops to kill without mercy the enemies of the US not to identify their pronouns. We need people willing to die for our country, not wear dresses and cry when yelled at by the drill instructor.

Keep it around the same

maybe both

I believe that the government should maintain a capable, modern military, while avoiding wasteful or unnecessary spending.

I feel the goverments most important job is to protect us from outside and internal dangers . so it is important to be ahead of the enemys of the nation

Decrease, a Majority of that funding could be used to fund Healthcare and social programs, amongst other necessities

We can increase it for our own protection but for helping other nations I feel like we are at a good spot.

We need to adjust spending so theres not a ton of waste but after that i am in support of whatever amount needs spent to have the current military we do

The funding should increase in times of war but it should decrease now because we are not in much danger.

I'm fine spending a lot on the military, but there is so much corruption that I want very stringent anti-curroption reviews.

Decrease, especially ensuring that the lion's share of the spending does not hit military-subsidized private organizations.

Hold government contractors accountable, review costs, create more competition between competitors for better prices and then revaluate. We can spend the same on the military but every dollar needs to be accounted for and our military needs raises and better VA care.

I am satisfied with the amount we spend, but i believe there is a lot of waste that goes on that needs to stop

The current spending is not an issue, but the allocation is. Spending shouldn’t be cut, but should be used efficiently.

Im happy with the current spending, unless it to send our resources to wars that has no involvement with us

I support military spending, and progressive developments. If that requires more spending so be it, if not so be it.

I believe they should somewhat increase it because sometimes they give our soldiers expired food and better clothing to keep them warm.

The Military should spend more responsibly and buy better equipment. Whether those things increase or decrease spending is fine by me.

We should decrease it a little and give that money to welfare and other programs to help the poor but not seriously cut the budget.

decrease, since we currently are not at war or in a major conflict and if we are we should only mediate and not interfere with our soldiers

I am ok with the current level of spending but think they could spend more wisely and be more efficient with funds...look into the moving every 3 years thing.

Increase or adjust budget to increase wages to a living wage. Our active military members should not have to go on welfare.

Spend money more wisely instead of sending taxpayer dollars to wealthy corporations and their executives

Increase a tad anyway for insured safety, yet only major increases in the stance of war or problems along the lines.

The government should actually spend our money on our own military instead of giving billions to other countries.

Increase for the express purpose of combating the obesity epidemic that has caused the military service crisis in the first place.

Have a strong military presence and spend much money on the military. But throwing countries' money in times of war, paying billions in other countries while upping taxes for the people is wrong.

I think Neither, unless the army has caused severely, expensive or permanent damage to soldiers then they should increase their payment

the only reason we spend so much is because politicians get kick backs. If government contracts were cheaper we could lower military spending.

Yes, but only towards key factors such as repairing or replacing old and newer technology being able to maintain. Rather than spending on the amount of equipment we use.

Somewhat decrease as we need better systems internally, also we do need better equipment for our troops if we do increase spending.

Our government should invest in the people they serve but increasing funds for education not forcing unprivileged children to join the military to obtain a higher education.

Yes, but only for our military. We need to be providing our own military with the recourses needed to protect us and not other militaries.

We should spend more if it leads to the common good of the people. But if spending more leads to more the harm of others than it does the good of the people, we should spend less.

Increase military spending and use the military to actively stop conflicts occurring outside our border(s).

Reduce wasted spending then determine if a budget decrease would still be effective in reducing the deficit.

I think that they should have the ability to increase the amount of military spending IF/WHEN it's needed.

I feel like if what is being in spent is benefiting our troops the safety of America than it is fine where it is at. If they do not need that much money to ensure that then take some it and put it somewhere else in America.

it doesn't matter whether they increase or decrease the spending. Whatever creates more efficiencies.

Right now, I feel we are in a good spot, we aren't in a war so there isn't a need for military spending. So, it can decrease for now. However, if conflicts were to rise and start, then there would need to be an increase in spending.

Decrease, stop government officials from being involved "in bed" with military manufacturing companies

I would say increase, but I'm sure a lot of the vendors the military gets their supplies from mark up the "cost" of items quite a bit to be able to get more money out the military than the products are actually costing.

decrease, especially by not spending billions of dollars on stuff that military officials don't want and that doesn't even work anyway.

Better allocate monies to pay military members more and provide better mental health services for them.

Military spending should be carefully balanced with the current international climate and future projections, but in general it's better to be over-prepared than under, so military spending should generally increase. Any decrease in the amount of increase should be carefully considered.

We should focus on measuring defense needs and military effectiveness instead of on the amount spent.

Neither, they should be forced to have a public audit to identify where military money is going missing.

I think we need to invest in cost optimization for the military. The budget is big enough its just spent in frivolous ways.

We should have multiple third parties gain accurate accounting and there should be a push to cheapen products that are massively marked up

Military spending should be reduced to 2% of GDP, meeting the recommended amount in the NATO charter. We should also work with our allies to have them be more prepared to work together, rather than letting the US do all the work.

Although this idea is for a time when it is more peaceful, in our current state I believe defense spending should remain the same.

I would have said decrease before the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East started. Now I feel we must maintain or increase in order to come out victorious.

Reallocate the money to minimize unnecessary foreign military expenditures and increase salaries for enlisted personnel

Decrease, and they need to make sure that the funding is going where it’s actually going to be needed within the military

Have a red line of spending that shouldn't be spent unless in emergency the rest goes to programs that need the money.

It depends on where the money goes. Suppose it were to go to the education system and other NEEDED issues then yes. However other mandatory spending needs to be decreased.

It should only increase if the other lacking areas like education and health care can be increased to.

They should spend only as much as they need to protect soldiers and the US people. There are some projects right now that can wait. We shouldn't spend so much money like we are at war or in a crisis.

we should keep a strong enough military to keep advancing in technology but not so much that it drastically increases its spendings

I believe military spending is fine where its at right now, but the pentagon misplaced $6.2 billion for military funding, we need to focus more on fraud, waste, and abuse rather than supplying billions of dollars to conflicts that have no end goal, like the war in Ukraine. Problems lay within the military and their budgeting, not from the amount they are allocated.

I believe that as long as we have a military that is well divided and supports all of its employees, while keeping America safe while still having a budget within reason it should stay relatively the same but I am not very educated on this topic

Decreasing may make the United States look more vulnerable, but increasing will also increase taxes. It is better to keep it at the current level and increase it in a serious time of conflict.

considering that we have gone through potential stages of war maybe it could vary like inflation does

Decrease, but not by (relatively) much. and direct that money towards the benefit of the day to day lives of the American people.

The government should only fund military spending that will help us. If they are using the finds for something that does not directly intervene in everyday life then it should not be funded.

It can be increase or decrease meaning if they already have the stuff that they are needing and it has been working for them for awhile it should be fine and having no need for spending but if others of upgraded things that they don't have and they need it they have to spend it so once again it all depends on what goes around and happens in the military

If it's necessary to decrease then, decrease. If it's necessary to increase for a war, then increase.