Tag: base budget

<p>I think this is one of the best ideas I have <a href=”http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0629/conyers-throws-grayson-cosponsors-war-making-poor-act/”>ever heard out of Congress:</a></p> <blockquote>  <p>It seems that Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) would agree, perpetual war is making you poor.</p>   <p>To begin rectifying the situation, he’s joined with Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL) in co-sponsoring the &quot;War is Making You Poor Act,&quot; […]

While our economy continues to go down the tubes, the Pentagon wants to keep increasing their funds: Before the presidential election, reports began to circulate that the Pentagon was planning to propose a defense spending increase of roughly $450 billion over five years. That’s in addition to the increases in the base budget already laid […]