Ben & Jerry's Thoughts on...
...Federal Spending and Priority Pie America stands first in nuclear defense capabilities and first in nuclear defense expenditures among industrialized countries. And it's not even close! But America ranks only... It might make you wonder if something is out-of-whack with the U.S. federal discretionary spending pie. Perhaps some slices are too big, while others are too small? Consider these facts: The United States spends nearly $30 billion annually on nuclear deterrence, including strategic and tactical nuclear weapons and missile defense systems. That's about the same amount we spent, on average, during the Cold War that ended sixteen years ago. Our nuclear stockpile today includes nearly 10,000 warheads. Their destructive force would stack up against 150,000 Hiroshima-sized bombs. Meanwhile, according to the experts, as much as $13 billion could be cut from U.S. nuclear spending each year without compromising our national security or our standing as the world's strongest nuclear power. We think those funds would be better invested in programs that benefit America's children. Just $1 billion a year would be enough to fully immunize every two-year old who has not already been vaccinated against preventable childhood disease. It's as easy as pie to visualize the possibilities... We believe there's ample opportunity in the Federal budget to do what's right for America's kids. Don't you? Tell Congress to...
Speak your piece. Take action at the Children's Defense Fund Thanks to our friends at the Children's Defense Fund, the Center for Defense Information, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the National Priorities Project for helping us gather the information used in this position paper. |
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Here's your chance to allocate the discretionary budget. What are your priorities? How would the pie look if you could choose how to slice it? |
See Ben's demonstration on America's nuclear stockpile. It's just Ben, 10,000 BB's, and some startling facts about nuclear proliferation. |
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