The western allies havent given them much vs their needs, which are great given that they are facing a numerous enemy.
The needs of Ukraine cannot be met. We are working toward $35 Trillion in debt and have no vital interest in Ukraine. It is a neighborhood problem and is not in our neighborhood.
When we have a balanced budget and no debt, we can concern ourselves with a spat between Russia and Ukraine. I am more concerned with the ever inflating dollar than the woes of Ukraine. Before we spend more on Ukraine, we have to borrow it, or just print it and inflate the dollar. Whether you keep your dollars in your pocket, a savings account, a checking account, or under the mattress, inflation reaches in like a tax and devalues them.
The defense of Ukraine is a problem Ukraine should have considered before poking the bear. Again. Ukraine's problems are not the responsibility of the citizenry of the U.S.
What the US has spent on Ukraine is trivial vs the real causes of the Federal budget disaster. Even general defense spending is not the issue.
The inability of Americans to understand their fiscal situation continues to amaze me. Even FR cannot get a grip on it. Its as if there is a channel deliberately blocked in millions of brains.
Medicare + Medicaid increase 2019-2023 - 38% - 2023 tot 1.450 Trillion
SS increase 2019-2023 - 30% - 2023 tot 1.3 Trillion
Interest increase 2019-2023 - 73% 2023 tot 0.65 Trillion
Defense increase 2019-2023 - 19% 2023 tot 0.805 Trillion
Total budget increase 2019-2023 - 38.6% tot 6.1 Trillion
Ukraine aid 2023 0.04 Trillion