Where our defense money goes
The same week the Senate voted to cut funding for additional F-22s, for a savings of $1.75 billion, the Senate Armed Services Committee added another $9 billion in earmarks to the 2010 defense authorization bill. Earmarks direct money to a specific program or company in a member’s district for something that has not been requested by the Pentagon and has not been subject to any public review or hearing. It is a gift from a member to a constituent, a ... Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
The armaments manufacturers, and their huge array of lawyers, lobbyists, prostitute politicians and paid generals and admirals, are steadily eroding the strength of the nation. Who needs health care when trillions can be wasted on useless weapons and unnecessary military adventures in Central Asia and the Middle East?