Luke Savage - Jacobin
This year, the average American paid $1,087 in taxes just for Pentagon contractors alone. Imagine the kind of society we could construct with just a fraction of the resources we devote to war.
Michael Grothaus - Fast Company
Maybe you can’t get out of paying the Internal Revenue Service, but a little transparency never hurts.
Brett Wilkins - Common Dreams
"The main message? Our government is continuing to invest too much in the military, and in militarized law enforcement, and not nearly enough on prevention, people, and our communities."
Institute for Public Accuracy - Accuracy
NPP just released their Tax Day 2023 receipt, which found that the average taxpayer paid $1,087 for Pentagon contractors in 2022. The average taxpayer paid $70 for deportations and border control, versus just $19 for refugee assistance.
Lindsay Koshgarian - Newsweek
Twenty years ago this month, the U.S. government took a sharp turn toward surveillance, racial profiling, and an immigration policy based on fear.
Paul Waldman - Washington Post
If we wanted to do some budget-cutting — not under the extortionist threat of default, but just because it might be worthwhile — what federal spending do liberals think we could do without?
Kenny Stancil - Common Dreams
"Military industrial production can be redirected to civilian technologies that contribute to societal well-being and provide green jobs," says the Costs of War project.
Taylor Dorrell - Business Insider
The collateral damage of America's battle with China for the future of tech
Lindsay Koshgarian - Truthout
The year 2022 confirmed yet again that accepting massive military budget increases in exchange for a smattering of social benefits funding — a common devil’s bargain struck by Democrats in Congress — will never deliver the kind of world we dream of.
Rose Aguilar - KALW Public Radio
As people struggle to put food on the table, Congress just passed an $858 billion military budget and Republicans derailed the Child Tax Credit expansion.
