I'm a fiscal conservative, and I advocate for a strong social safety net.

Wanna know how my math adds up?

Cut defense contracting severely.

Defense contractors are a self-perpetuating cancer in our body politic. A total waste of money that do nothing but make other countries angry at us and rightfully give the impression that we are interested solely in military domination of any potential foreign opposition.

We have amassed so much firepower that it will take a decade for any nation to keep up, and that's if we stop dead in our tracks (fat chance).

So keep up R&D for worthwhile defense measures, but no more crusaders, no more mini-nukes, no more missile defense, no more money wasting unusable bullshit.