Trump's $4 trillion budget

[HankD]

With a TRILLION DOLLAR DEFENSE BUDGET no doubt has our enemies VERY CONCERNED.

"Defense share of national debt total: $156.3 billion
Final tally: $1.2542 trillion"

So our final annual tally for war, preparations for war, and the impact of war comes to more than $1.25 trillion, more than double the Pentagon’s base budget. If the average taxpayer were aware that this amount was being spent in the name of national defense—with much of it wasted, misguided, or simply counterproductive—it might be far harder for the national-security state to consume ever-growing sums with minimal public pushback. For now, however, the gravy train is running full speed ahead, and its main beneficiaries—Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and their cohort—are laughing all the way to the bank.

Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman may be laughing but not China, Russia, N. Korea...

America’s Defense Budget Is Bigger Than You Think