“Te US's outsized military exists not only to ensure the US's quite unjust share of the world's riches, but to also ensure that those riches are not shared with the poor huddled masses in this country through annoying things such as social programs and works projects. Instead, a disproportionate amount of tax revenue (about 54% of the US's discretionary budget) is sucked right back into the military-industrial complex, a form of welfare for the rich, while the working class and poor are left on their own to suffer. One commentator correctly described this as "Redistributive Militarism"- that is, the process by which income is redistributed from bottom to top through the escalation of military spending.” PoliticsCapitalismNationalismPoliticiansMilitarismMilitary Industrial ComplexRedistribution Of WealthCorporate WelfareWelfare For The Rich Book:The Plot to Scapegoat Russia: How the CIA and the Deep State Have Conspired to Vilify Russia Source: The Plot to Scapegoat Russia: How the CIA and the Deep State Have Conspired to Vilify Russia