I’m just spitballing here, but Medicare and Social Security are funded by their own tax. Military is therefore the largest expense funded by our regular federal income taxes, which is where Congress operates with discretion and chooses to prioritize that over things that help people.
I’m honestly super-surprised that the military is #3 and not #1. I was always under the impression it was like 40% of our budget, not 14%.
The frustrating part is that next week I’m sure we’ll see a different set of numbers. Maybe I’ll get to be right that week. lol.
I’m just spitballing here, but Medicare and Social Security are funded by their own tax. Military is therefore the largest expense funded by our regular federal income taxes, which is where Congress operates with discretion and chooses to prioritize that over things that help people.