I can ' t think of any one time or event . It ' s just something we grew into over time I guess . We had a really pointed discussion about the future when we decided to move in together , which was at nine months . Also making my SO my emergency contact at work was a pretty big deal . Up until then it had always been my mom . I did that like a year in . <| sep |> Problem is that defense spending creates many jobs with a high investment return . Outside of the manufacturing in the industry , a very high percentage of the funding goes into scientific research and development , which is partially responsible for space exploration and the Internet . It ' s also great for diplomacy every nation needs to have a standing defense force , and we ' d be happy to loan some of our troops in exchange for friendly relations . Not to mention military spending is a galvanizing and patriotic place to put money into . Do we need to spend six hundred billion dollars on it a year ? No , not even close . That money could be directed into other places to create jobs and lead scientific development . Put it in the right place and it might serve the public good as well as the military could environmentfriendly energy is an idea I ' ve heard bounce around . Problem is . Where do you even start ? What jobs do you cut ? How do you justify it ? It ' s easier to maintain the status quo under the guise that it ' s to protect our country . I , personally , support high military spending . But the Department of Defense really does not need that much money in its hands . Cut fifty billion dollars out of the budget and we ' d still spend more than the next ten highest spending nations combined .