“$8.5 TRILLION IN TAXPAYER MONEY DOLED OUT BY CONGRESS TO THE

PENTAGON SINCE 1996 … HAS NEVER BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR

Military Waste and Fraud Are the Main Cause of Our Problems

We’ve repeatedly documented that military waste and fraud are the core problemswith the U.S. economy.

For example, we’ve noted that we wouldn’t be in this crisis of hitting the debt ceiling in the first place if we hadn’t spent so much money on unnecessary wars … which arehorrible for the economy.

But it goes far beyond actual fighting.  We could easily slash the military and security budget without reducing our national security.

For example, homeland security agencies wasted money on seminars like “Did Jesus Die for Klingons Too?” and training for a “zombie apocalypse” instead of actually focusing on anti-terror efforts…..”

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