#military-spending

#military-spending

The rich will get obscenely richer. The poor will be hungrier and sicker, work more precarious, and the planet unrelentingly hotter.

The military-spending dilemma in Europe is mischaracterized as a choice between military and social investments; historically, it is a choice between military and taxes.

Army leaders defended the $45 million parade spending for the service’s 250th birthday, arguing it will enhance recruitment, drawing criticism for potential misallocation of funds.

The United States spends significantly on defense, with a budget of over $997.3 billion in 2024, far surpassing any other nation's military expenditure.

This reconciliation package is a direct redistribution of resources from struggling Americans to the Pentagon and militarization.

President Trump's initial promise to withdraw from costly military engagements has instead led to an escalation of U.S. involvement in the ongoing conflict in Yemen.

The world is changing at an unforeseeable pace, and we must respond accordingly by making significant investments in our defense capabilities to ensure national security.

"The naval battlefield is characterized by a more complex risk and threat picture than before," Troels Lund Poulsen, Denmark's defense minister, said in a statement.

Germany, Italy and Japan have become so-called civilian powers. Nowadays, it is really difficult for these countries to adopt a combat-ready mentality.