America’s economy is continuing to struggle. With talk of a “double-dip recession,” massive unemployment and a budget deficit so large that financial analysts are openly talking about the US defaulting on its national debt, all spending is subjected to serious scrutiny.
Except for the Pentagon, where after days of debate about amendments finally came to an end and both parties came together to overwhelmingly approve a $649 billion military spending bill, assuring the upcoming military budget is, as it has been in so many recent years, the largest in human history.
House Republican Policy Committee chair Tom Price (R – GA) praised the vote, saying approving the hike in military spending proved “responsible leadership” for a nation fighting several wars.
In reality, however, it shows the stark disconnect between Congress’ feigned seriousness about tackling the budget deficits and the enormous military budget. Most other NATO member nations are rushing to cut their military spending to get the financial houses in order. In America, this debate has been all but shelved in favor of what is perceived as the politically safe move, spending two thirds of a trillion dollars that they don’t have.
649 billion bucks. That's a lot of money to protect us from Canada and Mexico.
Rise and Fall of the Great Powers – someone – anyone – inside the US government needs to read AND comprehend that book to see exactly where they are headed.
Just put it on my VISA!
We are doomed.
The American government needs to be replased.They are cutting everthing but military spending.Its obvious there policys are really messed up killing people everywere in the world in illegal wars but I guess unless its only the others dieing and not Americans its not a war.Americas policys of wars based on lies have made them the most hated country in the world.I worry due to there illegal tactics we are always on the verg of WW3.Somthing has to change and it must start with the American public or you will one day regret letting your government murder innocent people the world over.Every person they kill they make ten more people t5hat hate and possibly will become what the government calls terrorists.If some country did this to America and they bombd them would America be terrorists.No one attacked them they are the terrorist terrorizing there own citizens with lies.And don't say 9/11 wake up it was an inside job with more than overwelming evidence.
The great irony, that the killing machine amerikan military, IS the greatest weakness; and will drag the fascist amerikan empire into the abyss ! The more that amerika kills, the quicker and harder will be its collapse !!!!
These congressmen and women are all guilty of cowardice if not treason. They are bought and paid for prostitutes to the military industrial oligarchy that Eisenhower warned us about in 1960. America no longer is a nation of laws and in its place is a ravening, lawless, corporate leviathan that exists purely to dominate and exploit weaker nations bereft of nuclear weapons.
It just goes to show you who congress really works for, and it isn't "We, the People".
But like everything else, this idiocy will come to an end, and probably sooner than later.
It's an election year next year and no one wants to be called "soft on defense." Bunch of self seeking sellout cowards. Nothing to see here, move along.
And that shall take care of any SS and MediCare funds that may have still been left. Next, we eat the banksters. And the politicians.
Increasing the military budget while demanding the citizenry face austerity: One sure sign of a failed state.
How about a "new" national motto? "Guns before butter."
I prefer this one "Washington had it's chance and blew it."