Here are some quick tax facts. Are we getting our nation's priorities right? Continue Reading
The average taxpayer paid $929 just for Pentagon contractors in 2021. Continue Reading
March 9 - Today a bipartisan budget deal to fund the federal government for FY 2022 was announced. The deal provides $730 billion in domestic spending vs. $782 billion for the military and war. National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies released the following statement: Continue Reading
December 8, 2021 - The House of Representatives yesterday voted to approve a $778 billion Pentagon bill. National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies released the following statement. Continue Reading
Two votes on cuts to the Pentagon budget today showed more members of Congress are willing to take a stand against a bloated Pentagon budget that has fueled endless wars and obscene profits for military contractors. Continue Reading
August 10 - Today the Senate rejected an amendment to the budget resolution to add $50 billion to the Pentagon budget, 46-53. The National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies issued the following statement. Continue Reading
The president's request calls for $753 billion for the Pentagon and nuclear weapons, plus another $12 billion in foreign military aid. Continue Reading
The world spent almost $2 trillion on militaries in 2020, according to the latest data on global military expenditures compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). That's a military spending increase of 2.6 per cent in real terms since 2019, even as global gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 4.4% Continue Reading
At $753 billion, President Biden's requested Pentagon budget increase continues the dangerous and short-sighted path of ballooning military spending set by President Trump, and fails to recognize the reality that our most critical challenges don't have military solutions. Continue Reading
Since the pandemic & economic crisis took off in March, 651 U.S. billionaires have gained $1 trillion in new wealth—double the estimated budget gap of all state and local governments, which is at least $500 billion. Continue Reading
