US wastes and wastes money

...In 2017, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave a grade of D-plus to the nation’s infrastructure, with the lowest grades going to roads, bridges, mass transit, and water management systems.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned us 60 years ago that military demands on U.S. spending [50% of federal taxes go to an unauditable "Defense" Dept.] would become a “cross of iron” that would limit spending on domestic needs....

https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/03/25/the-coronavirus-and-the-urgent-need-to-redefine-national-security/