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---Justice Louis Brandeis
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---Frederick Douglass
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The Defense Department Budget is is bloated. Taxpayer dollars are wasted. It is also opaque. It has never been fully audited and nobody is sure where all the money goes. It could be safely cut and the funds which would be saved could fill urgent needs which are being ignored.
The Pentagon Doesn't Know Where Its Money Goes--The New York Times editorial board points out that it is outrageous that that the Pentagon budget has never been audited.
The Bottomless Money Pit--The Defense Department flunked its first-ever fiscal review. Where does the DoD’s annual 700 billion dollars actually go?
Pentagon Buries Evidence Of $125 Billion In Bureaucratic Waste--The Washington Post looks at how taxpayer dollars are squandered by our military.
The Revolving Door Between Defense Department And Defense Contractors--A big reason why the budget is both huge and wasteful.
The Complexity Vortex--The Pentagon's obsession with making weapons complex is another reason the military budget is so high and unless it changes course, the Pentagon will spend itself into unilateral disarmament.
Historically High Pentagon Spending Creates A Hollow Force--The Defense Department Budget is a sacred cow. It is not scrutinized. Congress seems to believe its only role regarding the budget is too increase it. Not only are taxpayer dollars being wasted, but the military is actually weakened.
Military Spending: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly--This article looks at why the military budget is so high and why it is unwise for it to be so high.
Disaster In The Pacific--This is an example of why Congress should scrutinize the military budget. Iran has hundreds of mines, but outdated US minesweepers find old car parts and dishwashers.
A 10% Cut To The US Military Budget Would Help Support Struggling Americans--Bernie Sanders explains why he intrduced an amendment to cut the military budget.