The US military budget is only 14% under a very narrow definition. If a US Navy sailor is off the coast of Yemen, in "defense" of the US bombing Yemen so as to support the offensive in Gaza, and the sailor is maimed and flown back to the US - their medical bills are no longer coming out of the "defense" budget but out of the "entitlement" budget (or if not then the everything else budget).
Also interest did not come out of nowhere, we're paying interest on past military etc. spending, and have a deficit to overextend current military spending which we will be paying interest on.
So if we narrowly define "defense" spending and hand wave spending on veteran's benefits, interest on past military spending etc. it is shrunk to 14% of spending, but it is not 14% of spending.
I know this is how the government presents its spending numbers but it is done so to hide the true cost of the "defense" budget.
As the other poster said you are mistaken with how the money is allocated. With that said, the military is not a terrible place to spend money. You know when we say the dollar is backed by the full faith and credit of the US government? What that means is the US can park an aircraft carrier strike group off the coast of any country in the world and project that full faith and credit. It's also an amazing jobs program for the working class. I know a number of people who were only able to attend college because of the GI Bill.
I'm sure there is some waste, but that's true of any large organization.
Nonsense. Healthcare for active duty military personnel is covered in the military budget regardless of whether they are deployed. Healthcare for retired military (including those medically retired) is primarily paid by the Veterans Administration which is classified as part of discretionary spending, not an entitlement. There is only a small overlap with Medicare. If you're going to complain about defense spending then at least get your facts straight.
Also interest did not come out of nowhere, we're paying interest on past military etc. spending, and have a deficit to overextend current military spending which we will be paying interest on.
So if we narrowly define "defense" spending and hand wave spending on veteran's benefits, interest on past military spending etc. it is shrunk to 14% of spending, but it is not 14% of spending.
I know this is how the government presents its spending numbers but it is done so to hide the true cost of the "defense" budget.