Not “we”.
California.
And if you look at our yearly budget, defense, SS and Medicare DWARF everything else.
%$%^$##$ and *TE%$$%# now second or turd class citizens in our own country. I’m joining a rez...maybe I can sell whisky and gambling to the children of our elected leaders...or something stronger.
California."
Oh no, it very much is "we."
The illegal aliens in CA get Medi-Cal...which is the state's Medicaid...which is funded primarily by federal tax dollars.
https://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/report/R_0317SMR.pdf
https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/eligibility/Pages/Medi-Cal_CovCA_FAQ.aspx
So even if you don't live or pay taxes in CA, you are in fact helping to pay for illegal aliens in CA to get Medi-Caid funded healthcare.
And don't think for a nano-second that this stops in CA. It will be a race between New York and perhaps New Mexico, Illinois, Oregon, Washington and any of the New England states to see who will be 2nd...and then 3rd...and then....
A defense budget is necessary to maintain our posture and readiness against our enemies who wanna wipe us out.
Why do the traitors in the Neo-Communist pro Russian Pro Islamic fascist American Paleo Conservative movement insist upon in aiding and supporting the Communist Democrats agenda in destroying our defense capabilities? Never mind I already know.