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Cut the massive Pentagon budget
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  2. Created By
    Kevin Haake
    Lincoln, NE
About this Petition Petition Letter

The United States spends nearly as much money and resources on its military as the rest of the world combined.  This runaway spending is wasteful, dangerous, and is robbing us of our future.  It absolutely must stop.

In 2009, the US alone accounted for 46% of military funds spent worldwide.  China was a distant second at 6.6%.  It is foolish and incredibly wasteful to continue to spend 40% of our discretionary federal fund budget paying for war, past and present.  We must step back from this war footing and bring our war dollars home.  The Pentagon budget must be cut, and cut substantially.

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It is time to cut the pentagon budget

Greetings,

The United States spends nearly as much on its military as the rest of the world combined. This runaway spending is wasteful, dangerous, and is robbing us of our future. It absolutely must stop.

In 2009, the US alone accounted for 46% of military funds spent worldwide. China was a distant second at 6.6%. There is absolutely no reason for this. It is foolish and incredibly wasteful to continue to spend 40% of our discretionary federal fund budget on military spending. When one accounts for both current funding levels and the cost of our past military activity (veterans programs and interest on past military expenditures), we are spending 4 out of every 10 discretionary federal dollars on destruction. This obscene waste must stop.

We must step back from our war footing and bring our war dollars home. It is long past due that we bring our troops back to be with their families. The Pentagon budget must be cut, and cut substantially. As my representative, I ask that you do everything in your power to stop this wasteful and hurtful spending.

Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your response and action on this issue.

[Your name]

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