America shouldn’t spend billions on Ford-Class aircraft carriers because America already has enough carriers, the carrier force is in danger of new weapons that could reduce the power of carriers, America should have less ambition so that there will be less wars and less lives lost, and because some members of Congress are even thinking about cutting Social Security and Medicare for the military. Building more carriers when they may be rendered useless or take money or lives from American citizens is an atrocious idea, and the American government shouldn’t do it. The idea of making more carriers is a wolf in sheep’s skin; though it may benefit the American people in certain …show more content…
shouldn’t be spending so much money on aircraft carriers. Instead, they should ask for cuts in Pentagon and Navy spending. In the article, “Should America Spend Millions on Super-Carriers” by Mark Weisbrot, he says how “The Pentagon has only created enemies when they say they are protecting the nation.” This implies that the Pentagon says that they are working for national security, yet they do things that do not seem to benefit us. For example, drone strikes in countries like Yemen are only killing innocent civilians, and the only impact this makes is that America gets another enemy. They have only created enemies so far, and giving them more money would worsen the problem. America should ask for more cuts in spending because that forces the Pentagon to fight less wars and cause less damage. America should try to be involved in less wars so that the American people don’t suffer as much. If America was to keep funding the Pentagon as much as they are now, then the Pentagon would only create more and more wars that would cause America to lose more people and money. Basically, America should strive to create and get involved in less wars, and the best way to do this is by cutting the amount of money the Pentagon