[quote=ShonHarris]
And even more is spent on corporate subsidies. So perhaps we should focus on them before that. And since 2001 we've spent even more on wars that the public largely finds questionable. Yes, the US Government spends loads of money, but if how much we spend has a direct correlation with how much we care, it definitely looks like we care most about 1) War 2) Corporations .... and somewhere far lower, Education, and Welfare.Additionally, in such cases, we often look at why they broke into the house and why they committed the murder. It may not directly benefit the assailant, but it does underscore systematic problems we could solve in order to prevent future crimes of desperation.
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The difference being that while spending on the military sustains and advances it, spending on welfare adversely affects those who receive it, in the long run.