Conflict of interests

From "Class War Comes to the GOP", by E.J. Dionne in the Washington Post:

"And his [Speaker Paul Ryan] big promise: “We want all Americans, when they look at Washington, to see spending going down, taxes going down, debt going down.” 

What about the military? We need more bombs, and planes, and missiles to fight terrorists and ISIS.

What about mental health? We want less mentally ill people having guns (as Speaker Ryan himself said).

I think seeing spending going down, and taxes going down, and having to pay for all of this important activity as being two conflicting interests. I'd prefer the country had enough money to pay for the war on ISIS and to treat mental illness.