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Education Spending

Education spending for elementary, secondary and higher education is projected to
account for 6 percent of total federal discretionary spending in fiscal year 2015, a figure that has
held roughly constant for decades.

Blog Posts

The Trillion Dollar Trade Off: War & Weapons VS. Basic Needs

Hanna Homestead |

President Trump is requesting a record-high $1.01 trillion “defense” budget for FY 2026 while gutting federal agencies and social services that actually keep the country safe – things like clean air and water protection, Medicaid, child nutrition, the Department of Education, green energy, and so much more.   The U.S. already...

Relieving All Student Debt Would Cost as Much as the F35 Jet Fighter

Ashik Siddique |

Total student loan debt in the United States amounts to $1.7 trillion — that's already how much the Pentagon is set to spend on its most expensive weapon system, the F-35 jet fighter.

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Recent Publications

10 Terrible Ways the GOP Budget Causes Harm

Lindsay Koshgarian

The new law slashes vital services to pay for tax cuts for the rich and massive hikes in military and deportation funding.

A Moral Budget vs. A War Budget

Lindsay Koshgarian

These two bills represent diametrically opposed views of how to address the challenges of our time: a moral budget vs a war budget. Congress: Which side are you on?

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