Want to Cut Spending? Nearly Two-Thirds of Our Discretionary Budget Goes to Militarism ...Middle East

If Congress is looking for a place to cut spending, look no further! A new report from the Institute for Policy Studies found that an estimated $1.1 trillion, or 62 percent of federal discretionary spending, went to militarized programs over the past year.That includes spending on things like war, weapons development, policing and prisons, and detention and deportation. Only 38 percent of the discretionary budget was left for investment in communities (things like education, child care, affordable housing, and environmental programs).As the U.S. hurtles towards debt default, the IPS report is a good reminder that if the Republican Party really wants to cut spending, it could do so quite easi

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