Tax
Day! Do you know where your tax dollars are going?
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When
I put that whopping check in the mail on April 15, I like to
think of... small children getting free lunch at school...
young men rebuilding houses for poor people on the Gulf
Coast... health services for our veterans...But that's NOT
where most of my money goes. Instead, the government is funneling
OVER HALF the discretionary federal budget to big ole
weapons systems and big ole defense contractors. |
Tanya
Wallace, WAND National Field Director In
a democracy, we all pitch in to pay for services that we believe
the government should provide. Sure, it's no fun to have to pay
taxes; but it's the price of maintaining a healthy, prosperous,
secure community for all of us. That's
the idea, anyway. Sadly, the reality is somewhat different. And
it's not a pretty picture. When you take a good look at what
happens to our federal tax dollars, they're going places few
people really like. Missile defense. New nuclear weapons. Weapons
intended to fight the Soviet Union (remember them?). So
this April, we encourage you to have some fun, and take some
action, and shake up the federal budget pie a bit. Here are a few
ideas. Let us know what you've got planned! http://www.wand.org
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You
could indicate on your tax payment envelope which weapon
system you like best:
- The
F-22 fighter aircraft program, $2,800,000,000.
- The
F-35 Joint Strike fighter aircraft program,
$3,300,000,000.
- The
C-130J aircraft program, $1,600,000,000.
- The
V-22 Osprey aircraft program, $2,100,000,000.
- The
Virginia class submarine program, $2,300,000,000.
- The
next generation destroyer (DD(X)) program,
$3,400,000,000.
- The
Ballistic Missile Defense program, $8,300,000,000.
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