This program should be funded through the existing welfare budget, reductions in military spending and corporate subsidies, and a fair, progressive income tax. (ballotpedia.org)
The comparison of military spending as an assessment of burden sharing thus has long been a common practice, see the aforementioned report. (politics.stackexchange.com)
The government is under renewed pressure to increase military spending after complaints the armed forces lack the resources to fight a war on two fronts. (politics.co.uk)