If the USA didn't endlessly fund war then maybe they could invest in their cities & infrastructure more. Probably not going to happen anytime soon by the looks of things.
I would absolutely love for European countries to pay the true cost of their defense so I can drive on nice roads and children could be taught by people who make a decent wage.
Probably not going to happen anytime soon by the looks of things.
What is interesting is that after WW2 Europe had to rebuild and the USA was left with a great industrial machine that had a capacity that outstripped demand.
The Empire needs to wage war in order to expand its reach and thus sell its goods there/exploit the local labour, otherwise it falls.