defense spending

When one thinks of defense spending,what first comes to mind is the military. However there is another kind of this spending. That is taking care of our poor. I am not talking about bums. I am talking about people who are victims of the economy or similar circumstances. In fact many of these folks are working poor. When the government helps the poor we are defending our country. We are preventing young people from turning to crime.We are also giving them opportunities to contribute to society. This will create a thrifty working class,which in turn creates a strong and healthy population. Now what better defense is there then this.