A boy died recently in the United States. He had an infected tooth. The infection spread to his brain. He died because his family could not afford the dentistry that would have saved him. His name should be on every American politicians’ lips every time someone mentions $200 billion for bombs…but it won’t be. That is the country we are talking about. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent assures Americans there is ‘plenty of money’ to fund the war. No need to raise taxes, no need to cut anything, just a ‘supplemental’. ‘We have a trillion dollars in this year’s budget for the military,’ he said breezily. A trillion dollars. For the military. While public schools crumble. While infrastructure decays. While 27% of adults go without dental care and 17% of low-income Americans have already lost six or more teeth to entirely preventable disease. There are homeless tent cities in every single city in the US: