Social Security: the reason for the projected shortfall is the upward redistribution of income over the last half-century; the projected shortfall is far less money than the increase in military spending Trump is requesting for his 2027 budget.
“The American people deserve a foreign policy that serves American interests and American values,” said another critic, “not legislation that places the priorities of a foreign government above American sovereignty.”
Our nation’s tax dollars are being poured into violence abroad while families here struggle to survive.
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“Congress continues to expand military spending while denying investments in the programs that will truly build a safer, healthier future for working- and middle-class families,” said Sen. Ed Markey, who voted no.
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While so many Americans struggle to get by, the US is spending record-breaking amounts of money on the military
The United States has not seen a widespread nuclear disarmament movement since the early 1980s. A new one is desperately needed — but with a twist.
Littoral combat ships were supposed to launch the Navy into the future. Instead they broke down across the globe and many of their weapons never worked. Now the Navy is getting rid of them. One is less than five years old.
The GOP’s off-the-wall positions should make it easy for the Dems to defeat the out-of-touch Republicans. But not when the party is dialing for the same corporate campaign cash as the GOP.
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