A $5 trillion military budget??

We can think about 500B better things to spend our tax dollars on

Pamela - Before Trump launched a war of choice against Iran, the Washington Post ran this headline: Yeah, you read that right. The Trump administration asked for more money for our military, yet they have no idea how to spend it. I guess someone gave him the idea to launch an open-ended, billion-dollar a day war that will make all of our lives more expensive. Imagine: Getting all the money in the world for an unnecessary venture and…you have no idea what to spend it on. With the money we're spending on militarization, we could do so much to make America affordable. Tell Congress that they must divert this funding to human-centered programs, not the U.S. military. Congress → Stop Increasing the Military Budget There are so many other ways the government can utilize this funding, rather than continuing to grow military extremism in our country. Here are just a few ways we can be helping the American public: Increase budgets for Medicaid, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act Make college free Universal health care Affordable child care But instead, the Trump administration is prioritizing bloating our military budget beyond belief. We know where their priorities lay. That's why we need to tell Congress to stop funding our military and instead, fund programs that actually help Americans. Congress → Stop Increasing the Military Budget In solidarity, Mike Phelan Progress America Paid for by Progress America, a project of Strategy & Hustle   Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Progress America, please click here.