OUR MILITARY "DEFENSE" BUDGET IS THE BIGGEST IN THE WORLD. TO PUT INTO PERSPECTIVE, IF YOU TOOK THE NEXT 7 BIGGEST BUDGETS IN THE WORLD AND COMBINED THEM, OURS WOULD STILL BE BIGGER; IF WE REDUCED BY JUST 10% WE COULD ESSENTIALLY MAKE COLLEGE FREE. THE EXISTENTIAL CHALLENGE WE FACE IS, ARE WE GOING TO VALUE THE PROFITS OF A VERY FEW WEALTHY INTERESTS, OR THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE AT LARGE.