February almost gone

It's hard to believe two months have already slipped by this year. This year will go in the history books for so many reasons, worldwide political unrest, unbelievable weather, long-range unemployment, middle-class revolt and growing number of poor in America.
It is hard for me to grasp how little of the US taxes go to help the people at home. I believe if we really want to foster democracy around the world we need to make it look better at home.
Stop cutting funding for education, unemployment, social services in the United States by stopping building better schools in other countries and funding foreign millitaries. Bring jobs home to the US so we can put our workforce back to work.
How can congress and state governments in good conscience cripple its own people by lavishing money around the world?