text: Actually, I don't.  I believe there is a lot of waste and backdoor deals that goes on with the military, but at least raising and supporting a military is in the charter of what government should be doing.  Costs are always higher when the government is involved, it is like a blank check.  We need SMALLER government, not bigger.  It is not a good idea to raise taxes and increase spending when we are already $20 trillion in debt and have annual deficits.  Socialism only works when you produce a surplus.  Raising taxes decreases discretionary spending, and does not help the free economy.