Well, military spending is half of discretionary spending, but it&#x27;s nowhere close to half the federal budget. I&#x27;d rather these billionaires and corporations be paying into the commonweal and helping us to pay for the social programs and infrastructure we need that are chosen by the will of the people. Instead they get to choose whatever priority is important to them, which are sometimes helpful (malaria) and sometimes disastrous (&quot;education&quot;).