Our military has always been one of the most powerful in the world. In terms of sheer numbers of manpower, weaponry, and stations, the United States military is consider number one. That in itself one of the major problems. When it comes down to it, everything is run through our federal spending. Depending on how our government spends and plans our federal budget means everything to our economy and how well the people live. It is why our military has always been consider bigger and better than any other country in the world. In terms of land, air, and sea, our military dominates them all. It is easy to consider the United States a Militaristic country with how much we glorify the military. Even during the cold war, we created NASA to have the …show more content…
It is best if the Department of Defense gets a budget cut to endorse other important federal funding that have low budgets. To do this, it is best if we look into the military’s federal budget, the budget that we want to endorse, and see how that benefits our society.
The United States always had a massive military. However, the amount the Department of Defense spends is incredibly high and needs to be cut. Now, I am not saying we should cut all of our military budget out, nor am I saying we should decrease the power that our military has. What I am saying is that the government is spending and glorifying the military too much. This causes more of our federal budget to be spent on the military. Since 9/11, after the incident with the twin towers, the United States Department of Defense’s budget has grown from 384 billion dollars to 502 billion dollars from the year 2000 to the year 2014. This is all adjusted to inflation and within those 14 years, the Department of Defense has had an increase of their budget from 118 billion dollars (Congressional Budget Office). These statistic shows how much the Department
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Since everything comes down to money, cutting the pentagram’s military budget helps to improve our economy. “In the short run, military spending can be a source of both physical security and economic stimulus. In the long run, it can be counterproductive in terms of physical security and will be a dead weight on the economy” (Dumas). This is a key thing to note because we have spent so many years providing the military with huge budgets to spend. We as the people give the government this power and ultimately, they decide to use it on military spending. Things such as nuclear warfare as mention earlier are necessary for the future, but if it is consider a last resort, why is there a need to keep continuously increase nuclear program’s budget. The problem with military as well is that it is now consider an overburden because an economy is supposed to provide for the material well-being of the population as a whole (Dumas). To fix this we need to cut back on military funding and give them to programs that does improve the economy such as the Department of Education and the Department of Housing and urban areas. If we get better education, there will be more job opportunity available for people. When people find better income jobs, there will not a huge area of low income masses that have to survive check by check. That being said, there will be better housing opportunity and crime rates would
Our Preamble lists five main goals that are required to help create a strong and stable society within our country. However, money is required in order to achieve these goals. We get this money from the Federal Budget which is the yearly amount we receive in order to better our country. The question here is, are we slicing the pie correctly in relation to the federal budget? In each of three budget clusters, the U.S Government should make adjustments in the way it is distributing money by making changes involving the Big Five, the Middle Five, and the Little Guys.
Much like a young child growing up, they are prone to make mistakes. The same can be said about the United States after gaining independence from Great Britain. In 1778 the law of the land was the Articles of Confederation, where a majority of governmental power went to the 13 individual states in order to avoid a large, overbearing government like the one we recently fought against. Although it was great in concept, the Article of Confederation was not what the United States needed. With each state governing on their own the states were not united. But with the adoption of the U.S Constitution, that all changed.
The U.S. Constitution was written with a great vision to create a strong nation. Unlike the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution is a very well organized and well thought out document that holds a strong bases for the future of America. It was September 17, 1787 that the Constitution was created, just a few years after we broke away from England’s control. In 1777, America’s government operated under the Articles of Confederation. This allowed states to operate independently like little countries. America’s government was weak because people were afraid of the government having too much power.
The country needs to start monitoring how the government is spending the federal budget and they need to start splitting it fairly to benefit our country. 83% of the federal budget is spent on the Big Five which are the main expenses in the budget. We have to stop spending it all on the Big Five. Our government should really pay attention to what we need most of in this country and focus on the needs. The government needs to take away 20% of the Big Five and split it to categories that need it.
Limited government is a political system in which legalized force is restricted through delegates and enumerated powers . The constitution itself starts with “We the people…” the people who should and mostly do have the power. Limited government allows people to have the power over government by having elections, checks and balances in a system, and federalism. All entities that help the people stay in control of their nation, a nation founded on limiting government, from the Articles of Confederation to our modern day constitution.
No matter how important our troops are to the people of America, President Obama is cutting the benefits for our military veterans. ”President Obama put his signature on the two-year budget bill, which includes a contentious provision to pare down annual cost of living increases in benefits for military retirees under age 62, saving the government an estimated $6.3 billion over a decade”(lawmakers, veterans groups push to restore military benefits 1).
...ch overwhelming evidence on the table, it would be hard to ignore the huge negative impact budget cuts will have on the Navy. By cutting down on flying times, eliminating training deemed nonessential, and decreasing the amount of deployments, our sailors are losing valuable experience that they would not gain elsewhere. Through the lack of maintenance on our ships, the Navy is also experiencing a decrease in readiness. By decreasing the amount of forward deployed ships, we are also increasing our reaction time to potential threats to our allies and other interests abroad. Finally, as we miss out on or delay the modernization of our Navy due to fiscal reasons, we are hindering ourselves from attaining the most combat ready force that we could be. As the United States’ economy rebuilds up to its former glory, increased military spending should be soon to follow.
Our country is more than pleased to be able to make the decision as to whether or not the military is their thing, and with that being said conflict could only rise with the reinstating of the military
The constitution is one of the most valued documents in history. The typical American believes that the Constitution was a successful conclusion to the American Revolution. However, this is false. The Framers of the Constitution were dreamers who congregated together, originally to amend the Articles of Confederation, in Philadelphia in the early Fall of 1787 at the Constitutional Convention. The creation of the constitution was a result of the American Revolution in which delegates fashioned a manual that established a national government, essential laws and granted natural born rights to certain citizens. They wanted to establish strong fundamentals that would guide the newly free nation into a prosperous future. The document is believed
However, in the long-term there is a huge risk of deficit spending hindering economic growth. Economics is a balancing act, I think that if deficit spending is applied in specific areas that are of the greatest need for a very limited period then it is beneficial. I think currently the best reason to increase deficit spending it would be in infrastructure. We hear all the time that our bridges are crumbling, and are far past their life expectancy. We also could use some significant upgrades to our power grid, as well as our internet networks, although those are both controlled solely by private firms. I think in the long-term there needs to be some control to how much deficit is
The U.S budget deficit over the years has been a problem but lately the deficit has shrunk. However, what made the U.S budget deficit get to where it is today and what will it be like in the years to come. Throughout the past the U.S has operated under a deficit. This means that the U.S Spent more money than it was taking in. The cause of the excess in spending was different depending on which year. Some of the causes were war, increase in spending , and economic downturns. There were different acts passed to try and control the deficit problem. The deficit at the present time is declining. This decline is due to the improving economy, sequester, and a tax increase on high-income households. The big factor that went into the decline in the deficit for 2013 was the payment that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac made. The deficit decline in the present time may make some think the U.S could get out of debt but it has been projected that the U.S deficit will start to increase once again.
In a world where people rush to purchase lottery tickets in the hopes of hitting a jackpot worth a few million, these expenditures are incomprehensible and may seem excessive; however, not everyone feels this way. In an article found on the U.S. Department of Defense’s website, the “DoD has done its best to manage through this prolonged period of budget uncertainty, the secretary said, making painful choices and tradeoffs” and that in “today’s security environment we need to be dynamic and we need to be responsive. What we have now is a straitjacket” (Pellerin, 2015). At the end of the day, it is all about who is being asked whether the defense budget is excessive; for those that do not feel an imminent threat is looming, the budget would seem over-the-top, but for those that either feel that a threat is imminent, or those working in the defense sector, would most likely be in favor of sustaining the current budget or increasing it. Furthermore, another topic to look at is how the United States compares with other countries on defense spending and is the difference validated?
The United States of America is one of the most powerful countries in the world. This power is a direct result of the careful planning of policies that will govern the direction that the country goes. An effective defense policy is very important in assuring the safety of the citizens in the country and assuring a commanding position within the international community. In accordance, it is important that the United States should adopt a defense policy, so that they seek to form a coalition of strong allies in which they are the sole superpower so that in essence, they may control the whole international community. Before being able to actively pursue this defense policy and act powerful, we must make ourselves powerful. In the process of making ourselves powerful, we must carefully examine the existing threats to the country and this power that we want to have.
Will the security of our nation be compromised? Will U.S. enemies take it as a chance to land a brutal blow against America? Yes, these things will happen. However, they will only happen if the military budget is decreased too much, or if funds are not used appropriately. For instance, maybe the U.S. needs to invest less of its resources into meddling into foreign affairs. At some point, America became the terrorists in the “War on Terror.” Undoubtedly, America has the strongest and best-trained military on the planet. Mainly because of how many resources we’ve invested in building it. Granted, this great country will not falter with some military budget cuts here and there. Instead, it can take those funds and invest them into the leaders and workforce of tomorrow and brighten its
This imposes problems on the military and even on the government. One article states that, “Reduced budgets and the threat of sequestration create a sense of uneasiness in the ranks, and those fears are fueled by politicians willing to shut down the federal government rather than compromise.” (Army Magazine) This is because with the increase of budget cuts they start to cause problems for the ones who are working and this creates lost jobs in the military. No one wants to lose their job not even the ones that have put forth a great amount of time and effort in the military. For the ones that have been in the military for a long period of time this can actually have negative effects on their life style and even cause problems when returning