In fiscal year 2015, Pentagon and related spending will total $598 billion, accounting for 54 percent of all federal discretionary spending. That's roughly the size of the next seven largest military budgets around the world, combined.
Our tax dollars should be helping struggling Americans, not feeding new forever wars.
According to a recent estimate, daily Iran war costs of $1 billion/day would be able to fully cover: Medicaid for all 16 million people expected to lose it as a result of GOP budget cuts, AND food stamps for all 41 million people who rely on them.
Instead of prolonging this war - or enabling the next one - with more funds, Americans deserve a government that supports them when times are tough.
Daily operations in and around Iran for major military systems are costing taxpayers an estimated $59.39 million per day.
