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Where Your Income Tax Money Really Goes: U.S. Federal Budget 2014 Fiscal Year
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U.S. Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 2013 Pie Chart
The Where Your Income Tax Money Really Goes Fact Sheet 2013 was compiled by the War Resisters League as one of their GDAMS materials in 2012. You may do a similar research on how your own government is using your tax money and take note of its military spending. Courtesy of and special thanks to National War Tax [...]
PULL THE PORK From the Pentagon
“USAction and allies across the country are holding events nationwide to rein in wasteful Pentagon spending. A diverse coalition of 119 national progressive organizations representing millions of Americans have have already signed on to a letter to Congress calling for just that. We must cut the things we don’t need, including Pentagon pork, to pay for [...]
Adjusting health expenditure for military spending and interest payment: Israel and the OECD countries
“Compared to OECD countries, Israel has a remarkably low percentage of GDP and of government expenditure spent on health, which are not reflected in worse national outcomes. Israel is also characterized by a relatively high share of GDP spent on security expenses and payment of public debt.Objectives: To determine to what extent differences between Israel [...]
Militarism Watch: Building Research Skills for Demilitarization Activism
“Militarism Watch increases the capacity in social change movements and academia for research that serves activism & campaigns against U.S. militarization. Militarism Watch responds to the need for skills to research the many aspects of U.S. militarism, to inform our choices and work on emerging issues, and to increase our effectiveness in advocacy and media outreach.” Read more…
Make Jobs, Not Wars
“A new round of federal budget cuts (in the US) is slated to start on March 1. If nothing is done, the cuts will deny food to young children, turn low-income families out of their homes, and reduce funds for education and training. These indiscriminate across-the-board cuts (called “sequestration”) come on top of an average [...]
Asian Demand Pushes Increase in Arms Transfers
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) recently released its report on arms transfers with updated data from 2011. SIPRI’s final report on global military spending will be released on April 17th, as we respond with the Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS). Remember, arms imports go to countries without munitions industries of their own. Check out the report!
