
the budget in 2025 was $6.9 trillion. SS and Medicaid together make up 45% of the budget— let’s make it 50% so the math is easier, leaving $3.45 trillion to work with. of that $3.45 trillion, defense spending is $850 billion, of which $17.9 billion went to Israel. there are 1,000 billions in a trillion, so as percentages that’s 24.5% of the $3.45 trillion going to defense spending and about 0.5% of $3.45 trillion going to Israel. i think most people don’t realize exactly how huge the budget is
also worth noting most aid to israel comes with strings— for instance, most can only be spent on buying stuff from American defense contractors. also, if Israel buys a particular item from the US (aka combat boots), they cannot also manufacture their own version of that item— making them dependent on us. and, when Israel develops a new defensive technology, the US gets immediate access and we can start making it for ourselves