Budget Matters Blog

What if We Took $54 Billion From the Pentagon, Instead?

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Posted: | Budget Process, Education, Health Care, Military & Security

Trump wants to take $54 billion from human needs and give it to the military. What if we did the reverse?

President Trump’s $54 Billion Pentagon Budget Grab

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Posted: | Military & Security

The United States already spends more on its military than the next seven countries combined.

Six Things You Could Buy Instead of a Border Wall

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Posted: | Education, Health Care, Military & Security

A leaked Department of Homeland Security internal report recently put the cost of President Trump's border wall at $21.6 billion.

Tell Congress: No to Bannon on the National Security Council

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Posted: | Military & Security

Trump’s decision to give Bannon a vote on the National Security Council is a dangerous one.

How Justice Scalia May Have Saved Federal Funding for Sanctuary Cities

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Posted: | Military & Security

How two Supreme Court decisions hailed by conservatives might spell salvation for sanctuary cities.

Trump's Budget Cuts

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Posted: | Budget Process, Military & Security, Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net

Today the Trump transition team suggested $10.5 trillion in spending cuts over the next ten years.

Top 6 Federal Budget Moments of 2016

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Posted: | Budget Process, Military & Security, Taxes & Revenue

How 2016 changed peace and military spending, climate change, economic inequality and corporate greed.

Happy Government Shutdown Day!

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Happy Government Shutdown Day, America. Like an extra 10 pounds, there are parts of this holiday that don't just go away when it's over.

Pentagon Covers Up $125 Billion in Wasteful Spending

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Posted: | Military & Security

We have enough to build a strong future for our country - if we use our resources wisely.

A Trump Budget: Will Congress repeal Obamacare (aka the Affordable Care Act)?

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Posted: | Health Care

So what’s standing in the way of repealing the Affordable Care Act?