
Support among the U.S. general public for increasing Pentagon spending ranks behind health care and education, according to a new national defense survey of 2,533 adults by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute. "When asked what the highest priority for increased funding should be, the military ranks fifth as a priority at 11%, behind healthcare (23%), border security (17%), education (15%), and infrastructure (14%)," the survey said. "However, when asked what the next highest priority for increased funding should…