Move the Money Out of the Military


Set aside for a moment whether the U.S. government has too much or too little money. It's spending the money it has destructively.

Fifty-seven percent of discretionary spending going into the military is too much. Tell Congress and the president to move the money:

Background:
Mattea Kramer: Is the Pentagon Doomed -- To Be Flush Forever

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U.S. military spending -- across several government departments -- is wildly out of control, amounting to roughly half of federal discretionary spending and half of global military spending. The sequester agreement makes a small reduction in military spending.

We urge you to keep military spending to the sequester level or lower without allowing extra funds to be hidden in war budgets or anywhere else, to plan for further reductions, to create a commission to oversee the retraining and retooling required for a smooth transition from war industries to peaceful industries, and to invest the additional savings in human and environmental needs at home and abroad.


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    27861 2.2 years ago Randy Iuliano Portage, MI , US
    27860 4.1 years ago Anonymous Arlington , TX , US
    27859 5.8 years ago Leslie Dee Savage, MN , US
    27858 6.2 years ago Catherine Hart Mt. Airy, MD , US
    27857 6.6 years ago S B Rutland, VT , US
    27856 6.8 years ago Jeanne Mackay Marysville, MI , US
    27855 7 years ago Christine Kasten Tucson, AZ , US
    27854 7 years ago Sinclair Johnson Va Beach, VA , US
    27853 7.1 years ago Deryl Clement Tucson, AZ , US The conditions of life that my friends and neighboors experience at home should be the focus of this nations energy, instead of world domination.
    27852 7.2 years ago Rebecca Campbell Ottawa, ON , CA
    27851 7.2 years ago Alvena Pauls Abbotsford, BC , CA
    27850 7.2 years ago Alvena Pauls Abbotsford, BC , CA
    27849 7.2 years ago Annabel Grealish San Luis Obispo, CA , US
    27848 7.3 years ago Ellen Jamieson Leonia, NJ , US
    27847 7.3 years ago gael tryles holly, MI , US
    27846 7.4 years ago Meredith Bennett stone mountain, GA , US
    27845 7.4 years ago Ed Weiss Van Nuys, CA , US
    27844 7.4 years ago Bina Israni South San Francisco, CA , US
    27843 7.5 years ago Gerry Lykins Ft. Thomas, KY , US
    27842 7.5 years ago Donna McKee Lederach, PA , US The bloated "defense" budget is bleeding our country dry and will result in bankruptcy if it is not drastically reigned-in. It must be cut, at least, in half, for starters. Stop invading and occup...
    27841 7.6 years ago Carol Hobbs Kansas City, MO , US
    27840 7.7 years ago K. Arnone Brooklyn, NY , US
    27839 7.7 years ago Carl Cundy Custer, SD , US
    27838 7.7 years ago E B S, WA , US Cut the bloated Defense budget in half. The Cold War is over!!
    27837 7.7 years ago E B S, WA , US Cut the bloated Defense budget in half. The Cold War is over!
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