Proletarian Rage<p>"while so many Americans are struggling to get by, the United States is spending record-breaking amounts of money on the military. In the coming days, with relatively little debate, Congress will overwhelmingly pass the National Defense Authorization Act, approving close to $900bn for the Department of Defense (DoD).<br>The Department of Defense is the only government agency that has been unable to pass an independent audit. It recently failed its seventh attempt in a row and could not fully account for huge portions of its $4.126tn in assets.<br>Defense contractors routinely overcharge the Pentagon by 40% – and sometimes more than 4,000%. <br>since 2022, these four contractors have brought in $609bn in revenues, including $353bn in US taxpayer funds, and recorded $57bn in profits.<br>These companies – like the drug companies, insurance companies, Wall Street and the fossil fuel industry – spend millions on campaign contributions and lobbying. In the recent election cycle, defense contractors spent nearly $251m on lobbying and contributed almost $37m to political candidates.<br>TX increased prices for Stinger missiles from $25,000 in the 1990s to $400,000 in 2023"....<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/08/why-im-voting-against-the-military-budget" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2024/dec/08/why-im-voting-against-the-military-budget</span></a><br><a href="https://todon.nl/tags/Uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uspol</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/warmongers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warmongers</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/militarism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militarism</span></a></p>