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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.

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Parity, Schmarity: The Budget Deal Gives 56% of the Discretionary Budget to the Military

Lindsay Koshgarian |

The budget deal struck by the White House and House Republicans begins what could be a long-term shift in federal spending from domestic programs toward the Pentagon. 

The U.S. Still Spends More on Its Military Than Over 144 Nations Combined

Ashik Siddique |

Over-investment in the military is a major cause of the crises we face today. But it’s possible to reinvest in real solutions and begin to repair the harm caused by many decades of war.

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The Warfare State: How Funding for Militarism Compromises Our Welfare

Lindsay Koshgarian

Nearly two-thirds of the federal discretionary budget goes to militarized federal programs, leaving just over a third for our communities — a sliver some lawmakers want to cut even further.

FY 2023 Budget Deal Rewards Military at Expense of Domestic Needs

Lindsay Koshgarian

“This budget deal is shameful. It perpetuates the status quo, where domestic priorities never get equal footing with military spending. It’s unconscionable to keep throwing more money at Pentagon contractors when so many in this country are struggling needlessly,” said Lindsay Koshgarian, Program Director for the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies.

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