What is wrong?

[ErikJ]

11. Bernie Sanders "Military Budget Has Tripled Since 1997,

Reduce Defense Spending

The President’s plan to achieve $1.1 trillion in savings over the next decade by ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is a critical first step, but we must go further. At a time when the United States has nearly tripled defense spending since 1997, and when we now spend more on the military than every other country on earth combined, it is time to cut military spending. A report that Bernie recently issued revealed the massive amount of fraud and waste which permeates the Pentagon’s relationship with defense contractors.

Here are several ways that we can immediately reduce defense spending:

By eliminating outdated Cold War weapons programs, we can save approximately $100 billion a year at the Pentagon.
By eliminating waste, fraud and abuse within the military and every federal government agency, we can save between $150 billion and $200 billion over ten years.
Four separate investigations by the Government Accountability Office have found that the Pentagon has $36.9 billion in spare parts that it does not need. We must reform the Pentagon’s purchasing practices to be more transparent and cost effective.
By bringing the troops home from Afghanistan as soon as possible, we can bring about substantial reductions in defense spending.
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http://www.bernie.org/action/bernies-progressive-budget/