Eisenhower's warning of the military-industrial complex is still very much valid, nearly 60 years later.

Ike then counseled American citizens to be vigilant in monitoring the military-industrial complex.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eisenhower-warns...

It is also worth noting that the original speech called it the military industrial congressional complex. Indeed very relevant.

> or a fifth of the military budget

And less than the projected increase in the deficit this year due to tax cuts and spending increases

Thats a false comparison. It's like saying "people spend $1,000 on iPhones. Why wouldn't they spend $1,000 on a pizza?"

Ability to pay and willingness to pay are very different concepts

> Thats a false comparison.

All your argument was that it's too expensive. Clearly it's not. If the manner in which the money is spent (or the feelings we'll have while sending it) is actually the limiting factor, you'll need to actually make that argument.