And what does the government spend when they aren't printing or borrowing money? To say nothing of spending based on numbers they don't actually know yet. Especially with lockdowns seemingly eeady to come back in vogue.
OUR fucking money for the last several decades. The european NATO nations owe the US repayment if anything as well as paying enough to modernize their force on top of the usual sustainment.
And what does the government spend when they aren't printing or borrowing money? To say nothing of spending based on numbers they don't actually know yet. Especially with lockdowns seemingly eeady to come back in vogue.
OUR fucking money for the last several decades. The european NATO nations owe the US repayment if anything as well as paying enough to modernize their force on top of the usual sustainment.
You can fix the defense budget high enough and let the rest of the budget float.
Or you can budget according to a budget. I know, crazy concept especially in governance.