Just doing what is popular would make us healthier, wealthier, wiser and less indebted, writes Kramer.


Mattea Kramer is research director at the National Priorities Project. She co-wrote with Chris Hellman the book A People's Guide to the Federal Budget, and co-hosts weekly two-minute Budget Brief videos on YouTube.
Just doing what is popular would make us healthier, wealthier, wiser and less indebted, writes Kramer.

Unlike the Pentagon, the DHS draws no attention even though the US has spent $791bn on “homeland security” since 9/11.

There are five big things people are not going to hear about in the upcoming presidential debates, explains Kramer.

US lawmakers need to set aside budget initiatives based on fear and fantasy, and fund more domestic programmes.
