About the US's supposed global arrogance, Diana Zoelle[lower-alpha 2] and Jyl J. Josephson[lower-alpha 3] write arrogance is usually conceived in the context of foreign policy but US domestic poverty policies could be a sign of a failed hegemony and a government that is unable to provide basic resources in terms of jobs and social services for a large part of its population. According to Zoelle and Josephson, the costs of the Global War on Terrorism are used to justify the reduction of social spending at home.[17]