#hollywood #OutOfTouch #militaryindustrialcomplex #militaryspending

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qd184DAWnns&feature=share

#BernieSanders Says He Opposes $886 Billion in #MilitarySpending Amid #Healthcare and #Climate Crises
https://www.commondreams.org/news/sanders-military-spending

https://thedispatch.com/article/fact-check-does-the-u-s-spend-4-percent-of-economic-output-defending-nato-countries/

#Conservative site The Dispatch #FactCheck of #MTG claim

"The U.S. does not spend 4 percent of gross domestic product “to defend NATO countries.” The 4 percent reference is apparently a reference to the entire defense budget, of which NATO spending represents only a fraction of America’s financial commitment. Even so, defense spending hasn’t exceeded 4 percent of GDP since 2013".

#NATO #MilitarySpending #Defense #Defence

Mapped: World’s Top 40 Largest Military Budgets as a share of GDP (2022)
The United States accounts for almost 40% of global military expenditures, with its 2022 spend coming to $877 billion.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-largest-military-budgets-2022/ #militaryspending #militarybudget #war

#Eisenhower #militaryindustrialcomplex #militaryspending

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/100-bill-cut-to-pentagon-budget

I was the sole no vote on the proposed defense bill
Though it meant I might face some political ill
But I had to stand for what's right with resolve
For spending more money on war I wouldn't involve
It was the best vote I made, I'm proud to avow

#reprokhanna #defensebill #militaryspending #novote #poetry

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/ro-khanna-house-military-defense-bill-rcna90653

It seems most USians don’t follow military affairs or know much about weapons programs.

That’s odd in a country with an $850 billion arms budget that is perpetually at war.

Things to know:

The Dept of Defense throws away billions on weapons that don’t work.

DOD has never passed an audit

Equipment maintenance and personnel training are badly neglected.

#military #militaryspending

> ... It is just over a quarter of what the #Pentagon is projected to spend over this period. On a per person basis, it comes to around $640 a year.”
> ... The #NewYorkTimes attempted, but failed, to “Make Numbers-Based Stories Clearer for Readers.” CEPR can’t promise that the Pulitzer judges will take notice, but adopting a standard of putting big budget numbers into context will certainly make you stand out from the crowd.
#NYT #CEPR #BudgetNumbers
#MilitarySpending #BudgetComparisons

> ... It is just over a quarter of what the #Pentagon is projected to spend over this period. On a per person basis, it comes to around $640 a year.”
> ... The #NewYorkTimes attempted, but failed, to “Make Numbers-Based Stories Clearer for Readers.” CEPR can’t promise that the Pulitzer judges will take notice, but adopting a standard of putting big budget numbers into context will certainly make you stand out from the crowd.
#NYT #CEPR #BudgetNumbers
#MilitarySpending #BudgetComparisons

There’s Never a Debt Ceiling for the Military-Industrial Complex

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/debt-ceiling-military-spending/

#TheNation #MilitaryIndustrialComplex #DebtCeiling #MilitarySpending #USPolitics #BudgetPriorities #Politics #News

https://yt.floss.media/watch?v=cgzqGJjXAvI

#DemocracyNow #USAShitShow
#MilitarySpending #DebtDeal

The debt ceiling agreement doesn't affect military spending yet reduces other people related spending. This chart shows how ridiculous that is. #DebtCeiling #MilitarySpending
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://substack.com/redirect/17fd8e68-f701-4c42-9617-14ca6bd68297?j%3DeyJ1IjoiMTA4M2xwIn0.nK0sAyemVFKcgwb30cM-_wZeUHek1FTx3i6T7PYM7Lg&source=gmail&ust=1685531610607000&usg=AOvVaw1lio5ot_UmdWpxnK9EfYL9

GOP Pushes for Even Larger Pentagon Budget Amid 'Unconscionable' Profiteering

https://www.commondreams.org/news/gop-pentagon-budget-profiteering

#CommonDreams #GOPBudget #PentagonProfiteering #MilitarySpending #CorporateGreed #NationalPriorities #Politics #News

Global #militaryspending hits #recordhigh $2.24 trillion amid ongoing #ConflictInUkraine, heightened #TensionInTaiwan

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-04-26-global-military-spending-record-high-amid-conflicts.html

The power of the military contractors leaves us without the money needed to handle urgent problems.
#politics #MilitarySpending
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/pentagon-budget-from-hell?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1679992090

Biden Budget Proposal Targets Crypto Investors Using Like-Kind Exchange Provision; Plan Aims to Tax Crypto Miners 30% - On Thursday, the Biden administration released the U.S. president’s 182-page budge... - https://news.bitcoin.com/biden-budget-proposal-targets-crypto-investors-using-like-kind-exchange-provision-plan-aims-to-tax-crypto-miners-30/ #computationalcapacity #internalrevenuecode #digitalcurrencies #like-kindexchange #1031exchangerule #cryptocurrencies #militaryspending

“The UNH report explains: ‘Social protection is the only spending category for which US spending is greatly lower than other countries. The difference explains how the United States can spend so much more than other countries on its military and health services while still spending so much less than other countries overall.’”

#Medicare #SocialSecurity #MilitarySpending

3/3

> Republicans and Democrats who fight over everything else find remarkable accord on the issue. With a few exceptions, the investment of at least half of our discretionary budget in the military-industrial complex no longer seems to make anyone blink.

https://tomdispatch.com/can-the-military-industrial-complex-be-tamed/
#TomDispatch #WIlliamAstore #HalfTheBudget #ThePentagon #MilitarySpending

Something #Progressives and the #UltraRight agree on: the #US is spending too much on its #military.

#MilitarySpending

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/23/defense-spending-cuts-military-budget-congress-far-right-progressives

Macron: France to hike military spending by a third

https://www.dw.com/en/macron-france-to-hike-military-spending-by-a-third/a-64465434?maca=en-dipa_news_mstdn-34613-xml-mrss

#militaryspending #NATO #France #EmmanuelMacron #Ukrainewar