Will Trump and Elon Musk Tackle the Biggest Sacred Cow of All in Their Crusade Against Wasteful Spending?

Our columnist welcomes the chance to have a national conversation about Pentagon spending.

David B. Gleason via Wikimedia Commons CC2.0
The Pentagon, headquarters of America's Department of Defense. David B. Gleason via Wikimedia Commons CC2.0

Since the 1950s, every effort to reduce the size and scope of government has been bulldozed by a political establishment more concerned with furthering its own interests than those of the American people. Between sacred cows and special interest groups, we’re always told why nothing can get cut.

With the exception of Social Security, there is no bigger sacred cow than the Department of Defense.

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