Criticism of the excessive costs of the British Empire, and lack of benefits, goes back to the 19th Century.
http://culturahistorica.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ferguson-empire.pdf
Every Empire: the people pay for an Empire that benefits the Empirial Elite
I am sorry but your attempt to paint the US as an empire is rejected based on reality.
So sorry.
Try again.
You are basing your argument on writings of that economic illiterate? The guy who never got even one thing right?
Oh great googly moogly.
I have changed my mind, please do not try again. You are making me feel sorry for your complete lack of any knowledge in this area.
Keynes?
Why not just cite the great works of Marx?