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Martin Luther King called it over fifty years ago: “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”
We must cut spending for the hungry, we must make stringent requirements for those who need welfare, but we will have no rules and unlimited spending for war anytime we decide to wage one. This nation has sme f-d up priorities. Nancy Youssef at The Atlantic reported that “the preliminary Pentagon cost estimate of the war in Iran is $1 billion a day.” That’s a lot of money. On an annual basis, it’s higher than the appropriated budget of any federal agency except the Pentagon itself. Meanwhile, people here will go hungry.
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We must cut spending for the hungry, we must make stringent requirements for those who need welfare, but we will have no rules and unlimited spending for war anytime we decide to wage one. This nation has sme f-d up priorities. Nancy Youssef at The Atlantic reported that “the preliminary Pentagon cost estimate of the war in Iran is $1 billion a day.” That’s a lot of money. On an annual basis, it’s higher than the appropriated budget of any federal agency except the Pentagon itself. Meanwhile, people here will go hungry.
$1 Billion a Day for War in Iran Could Help Every Family Who Needs Healthcare and Food Stamps
$1 Billion a Day for War in Iran Could Help Every Family Who Needs Healthcare and Food Stamps
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.