Our defense spending is on a another planet compared to everyone else. The problem is that there has been so much waste, fraud, etc. The F35 program has been a complete disaster. How about the billions over budget for the latest Naval Warship projects? 4 Billion for a new Air Force 1?
Meanwhile the billions we spent on planes, ships, etc in the past have all aged and need replaced. Much better/latest equipment is now needed.
Entitlements have to be repaired. The government has stolen our money from the SS and Medicare funds for their pet projects. Millions of people are abusing the welfare system. Meanwhile, just like the military spending there is countless cases of fraud, etc., that costs us billions a year with these programs along with other ridiculous programs.
Washington does not have a revenue problem. It has a SERIOUS spending problem. Wasteful spending, fraud, criminal activity by our politicians, etc. have gotten us into this mess. My hope is Trump will be able to get a grasp on it all much like he had to with his businesses and figures out where the cuts can be made and find ways to help minimize the amount of fraud, etc. that is costing us billions a year.