Well, I wonder if this USA example is still true today, and how many other nations follow suit:
Health v Millitary Spending
The USA could save many more lives by focusing on the human needs of its polulace, than over-spending on security. The imbalance reflects the paranoia of those that rule the country, perhaps also the need for them to set in motion and keep running a social contract that keeps people enslaved to fear.
UPDATE 23/09/17
Interestingly, I read on BBC News this morning, that Moody’s, one of the credit ratings agencies, those organisations that give a countries currency reputation, has downgraded the British Pound in status to Aa2 from Aa1, Standard and Poor’s and Fitch both did a similar thing in 2016. Moody’s said the UK Government had “yielded to pressure and raised spending in several areas including health and social care.” so the exptra spending would lead to greater debt.
Seems like the world is truly run by those who care about balance sheets more than people for sure.