The US Military Is the Biggest “Big Government” Entitlement Program

The US Military Is the Biggest “Big Government” Entitlement Program

"The US economy is caught in a trap. That trap is the Department of Defense: an increasingly sticky wicket that relies on an annual, trillion-dollar redistribution of government-collected wealth. In fact, it’s the biggest β€œbig government” program on the planet, easily beating out China’s People’s Liberation Army in both size and cost. It is not only the β€œnation’s largest employer,” with 2.867 million people currently on the payroll, but it also provides government benefits to 2 million retirees and their family members. And it actively picks private sector winners by targeting billions of dollars to an elite group of profit-seeking contractors."

Windy

I am sure glad when I checked the oil in my truck that I didn’t need to add any. With that wind whipping around I would have certainly spilled some on the manifold. I did add some windshield washer fluid and that was bad enough.

Sunny but cold ❄

It’s a sunny but cold Saint Patricks Day πŸ€ out here walking on the rail trail. Not so bad when the sun comes out from under the clouds β›… but the wind is biting. Been listening to the Off-Grid in Alaska podcast then the Diane Rehm Show about Fox News. Kind of polar opposites for sure.

The weather today reminds me a lot of late November. Cold but now mostly snow free. ❄ Wouldn’t be so bad if not for the wind. But I’m definitely enjoying the fresh air and the ton of water going over the Normans Kill Falls. πŸ’¦ Muddy anywhere off the trail and the Normans Kill is pretty brown too. πŸ’©