mindlessly accuses someone of "muh gubbiment" or you hear an idiot ad accusing anyone of "wasteful spending"
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/09/22/the-nightmare-of-military-spending-on-an-overheating-planet/
"On October 1st, the U.S. military will start spending the more than $800 billion Congress is going to provide it with in fiscal year 2023. And that whopping sum will just be the beginning. According to the calculations of Pentagon expert William Hartung, funding for various intelligence agencies, the Department of Homeland Security, and work on nuclear weaponry at the Energy Department will add another $600 billion to what you, the American taxpayer, will be spending on national security.
That $1.4 trillion for a single year....."