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CMV: The USA should reduce spending on the military from 24¢ on the tax dollar to 21¢ on the tax dollar.

Currently, according to multiple independent sources that track US tax spending public education gets 2.2¢, law enforcement is buried under several different areas, and vet benefits are about 6¢ per tax dollar.  We still would have the largest military in the world, seconded and by less than half currently by China. We would still be over prepared for literally anything the world could throw at us. 

The money could be used to fund so much more educationally, and literally increase all schools budgets by 30%+. This could help solve some states like Arizona who have teachers with only high school diplomas doing emergency certifications entice highly qualified teachers with better pay, increase student learning with better funding for technology, and education programming. 

Additionally, it would allow psychologists and social workers to expand into law enforcement and bring much needed training and extra support for law enforcement. It simply isn't fair to expect police, detectives, agents, and other officials to also be well versed fully in mental health and social/emotional issues. Let's get them the funding they need to be better supported, paid, have more of them, and have the staff positions they need to do this. They make almost double their salary in overtime. We are asking highly stressed people to be as effective on your 80 as they are on hour 20. How about no?

Also, increase in spending on vets can only help them with retirement, health benefits, and being taken care of after serving their country. 

Someone please tell me why any of this is a bad idea.
gpt
I doubt it... but are you taking into account federal versus state versus local spending?

Because a vast majority of schools are fully funded off the property tax by those who live in the area. The education part of the federal is lower because not all school require federal funding. They are able to take care of themselves. Many state public colleges/universities are also able to take care of themselves with local and state tax funds, tuition fees as well as alumni donations. 

Failing schools are the ones that will request federal aid to make ends meet. And if a school is failing, there are probably many more issues in that community. 

Law Enforcement is in the same boat. The feds will cover all the federal law enforcement, like FBI, ICE, DEA, ATF, SS, US Marshals & so on. City, town, county and state police are funded on the local level. Again... if they need help, they can also request federal aid. Not all of them need or want federal aid. If it is their own money, they are able to do with it what they want. 


So when it comes to education and police, that funding is not handled by the feds. So if you increase the spending for those area, it would only be for the cities and towns that are struggling. Not everyone needs or even wants federal money.