Budget is definitely not a keyword when you're talking about the government. The US military pays $1432 pero clutch disc when it's worth $32. Why do you think budget was cut at all? Budget is not an issue for these people and they run free until they are stopped.

Honestly I'm glad they run free for some years, that got them to the Moon, but don't try to fake it and pretend as though the US military is a financially responsible organization. Hell, when they run out of money they import cocaine from Colombia or heroin from Afghanistan and sell it in the US. And here you're saying "budget is key word".