When you say “our money”, do you imagine there’s some huge pot of gold labeled “U.S. Government” that you’d like to distribute in a way that would placate your social conscience and make you a cool guy at the parties you attend?
I have bad news for you: THERE IS NO POT OF GOLD.
We are already spending A LOT more than we take in. At the local, state, and federal level.
Ignore that fact at our peril.
It’s irrelevant to talk about Iraq/Afghanistan – those were funded on credit too.
Why couldn’t we have at least been budget neutral (but preferably with a surplus and a prediction of future surpluses) before embarking on this social engineering experiment?
