> defense is one of the relatively few things the federal government is supposed to be doing Most people agree the government should also be providing some typ

> defense is one of the relatively few things the federal government is supposed to be doing Most people agree the government should also be providing some type of insurance i.e. social safety net.(social security, medicare) Also where are you getting the 7.65 trillion number from? Most numbers I've seen were close to 4 trillion see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_spending_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_spending_in_the_Uni...