nationalpriorities | The U.S. Pentagon and military has more money than it needs.
It’s hard to draw any other conclusion from the stark facts: the U.S.
outspends every other nation on earth when it comes to our military. We
spend more than the next seven countries combined.
Where does the money go?
Here’s a hint: Pentagon spending is subject to the same rules of
corporate greed that plague our entire economy. More than half of the
Pentagon budget goes to for-profit contractors.
Let’s get the word out there. The less we spend on Pentagon
contractors that profit from fear and conflict, the more we can spend on
priorities like education, climate change and infrastructure to move
our country forward into the 21st first century. It’s time we joined the rest of the world.
