What’s Wrong with the United States: A List of the 7 Most Serious Problems Afflicting the US

Directing most federal funding to the military makes solving this nation's many crises, which receive less money combined than the Pentagon, impossible

The Pentagon: World’s largest building, world’s largest budget, and the US government’s largest line item at nearly a trillion dollars a year. (US military photo)

Let me start with a thought exercise for readers:  Suppose your family of four was struggling to get by on a typical combined low annual pre-tax income of $40,000. After paying $18,000 for hous…