Nobody in the government class actually wants to reduce spending, because that is where their bread is buttered. So candidates only talk about it when the civilians force them to.
Trump has talked about eliminating hundreds of billions of government fraud, waste and abuse. He has also talked about making sure the government gets what it pays for. Obama spent $5 billion on health care software that does not work.
A functional platform could have been built for $50 million. Check the Trump website.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.