The United States Government is being swallowed with debt. Since the three million dollar surplus that was left when Bill Clinton left office, the United States managed to rack up over nineteen trillion dollars and counting in debt. This makes the very limited amount of money that is available for the government to use so much more precious and valuable. Where does over half of the one point eleven trillion dollars that the government has available end up? In Military spending. The government allocated five hundred ninety eight billion five hundred million dollars to fund military and other defense sectors in 2015. Yes, there is a need for a military that is adequately equipped and funded; however, not when other sectors the government
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After World War Two there was a very small drop in the amount of GDP spent on military, but after that it leveled out at a pretty high amount. Due to the events such as the Iraq/Iran war, acts of terrorism, severe problems in the Middle East, and other areas in times of conflict. Keeping our soldiers armed and well protected is a priority, as it should be. However, if there is not enough funds to support the country, having a military is pointless. To give a better analysis of current military spending per unit, I interviewed an active duty Staff Sergeant in Combat Arms (would like to remain nameless), who said “Items that each unit has to pay for vary from unit to unit. It depends on your MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) and if you are a high priority for extra money. Units that are getting ready to deploy take priority over those who aren't. No one knows total spending and deployment numbers depends on the conflict and it's always changing. Each unit knows individually but it is the supply Sergeants that track all the spending for their units. Each unit is allotted a certain amount of money every month by the change of command. For Combat MOS' parts for vehicles are a big deal, you need those vehicle in order to train. If you aren't fit to fight, you won't be ready to deploy. Military spending is very important, it ranges from paper and ink we need to counsel …show more content…
Being a reliable source of energy that does not harm the other is even more vital. The United States governments allocates thirty nine point one billion dollars to the Energy and Environment sector. Finding a less damaging and more renewable source of energy, besides coal, which is the number one source of energy for the United States and has an exceptionally large toll on the environment, is high on almost every countries priority list. More funding to this sector could help advance research and increase the use of solar panels, windmills, and other forms of renewable energy, and lowering the cost to acquire such
After World War Two there was a very small drop in the amount of GDP spent on military, but after that it leveled out at a pretty high amount. Due to the events such as the Iraq/Iran war, acts of terrorism, severe problems in the Middle East, and other areas in times of conflict. Keeping our soldiers armed and well protected is a priority, as it should be. However, if there is not enough funds to support the country, having a military is pointless. To give a better analysis of current military spending per unit, I interviewed an active duty Staff Sergeant in Combat Arms (would like to remain nameless), who said “Items that each unit has to pay for vary from unit to unit. It depends on your MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) and if you are a high priority for extra money. Units that are getting ready to deploy take priority over those who aren't. No one knows total spending and deployment numbers depends on the conflict and it's always changing. Each unit knows individually but it is the supply Sergeants that track all the spending for their units. Each unit is allotted a certain amount of money every month by the change of command. For Combat MOS' parts for vehicles are a big deal, you need those vehicle in order to train. If you aren't fit to fight, you won't be ready to deploy. Military spending is very important, it ranges from paper and ink we need to counsel …show more content…
Being a reliable source of energy that does not harm the other is even more vital. The United States governments allocates thirty nine point one billion dollars to the Energy and Environment sector. Finding a less damaging and more renewable source of energy, besides coal, which is the number one source of energy for the United States and has an exceptionally large toll on the environment, is high on almost every countries priority list. More funding to this sector could help advance research and increase the use of solar panels, windmills, and other forms of renewable energy, and lowering the cost to acquire such