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As the conflict between the United States and Iran approaches its 50th day, President Donald Trump has proposed an increase to the nation’s defense budget for the next fiscal year. The conflict has already cost U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars and has claimed the lives of 13 U.S. service members with hundreds more wounded.

The revised budget calls for a 42% increase in defense spending from the current budget, allocating an outrageous $1.5 trillion toward the U.S. military. This would be the highest military budget in U.S. history. The funds would be used for munitions resupply, increased pay for service members and the construction of the Golden Dome, a missile defense shield similar to Israel’s Iron Dome.

To fund this proposed defense budget, the administration would need to........

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