This Is Why You Listen Up When Robert Redford Has Something To Say
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Tag: defense spending
The Astronomical Amount Defense Spending Would Skyrocket Under Mitt Romney
Romney wants to increase military spending from 3.5 percent of GDP to 4 percent. This amounts to a $2.1 trillion increase over a ten year period, and he has no plan to pay for it.
How The Government Chops Up Your Tax Dollar
And we’ll give you one guess as to who votes for it to be this way.
The Insanity Of U.S. Military Spending In One Chart
Imagine if we spent that money on hiring better teachers. Or providing cost-free health care. Or expanding our libraries. Or . . .
How Much Money Can One President Spend?
You’d be surprised . . .
Meet The 0.01 Percent: War Profiteers
The top 1% — bankers, oil tycoons, and hedge fund managers — don’t even play in the same ballpark as the top 0.01% of wealthy Americans: the military contractor CEOs.
Do You Think This Republican Would Change Parties Today?
Dwight D. Eisenhower really nailed it, nearly 60 years ago.