I suspect that much of the debate about "fiscal responsibility" is a political move to cut social services that the Republican party deems antithetical to their political views.
Of course when the defense budget comes up it's always not enough that we spend 700+B on our armed forces. If you look at the voting records of many Republican candidates, at least at the state and national level, it's hard to believe any of that rhetoric. The tax bill is just the most egregious example of such policies.
How much are we wasting preparing for a war that would be so devastating it may end all life on earth for at least the next 300 million years. It's like being strapped to the front of an out of control freight train.
Of course when the defense budget comes up it's always not enough that we spend 700+B on our armed forces. If you look at the voting records of many Republican candidates, at least at the state and national level, it's hard to believe any of that rhetoric. The tax bill is just the most egregious example of such policies.