military spending 
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10/24/2021
Why Is Pentagon Spending Rising When "We Can't Afford" Everything Else?
by Lawrence Wittner
The self-interest of politicians and defense contractors, not popular demand or military necessity, is driving a new US military buildup that continues unabated even as other vital national priorities go begging.
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3/11/18
Although 2 Out of 3 Americans Oppose Increasing U.S. Military Spending, the U.S. Government Is Boosting It to Record Levels
by Lawrence Wittner
Military spending already consumes 54 percent of the federal discretionary budget.
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“Imagine What They’d Do If You Didn’t Stay on Their Ass!”
by David M. Barrett
JFK on wasteful Air Force spending.
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