Zeno Swijtink
01-18-2010, 09:43 AM
"There is much about which Ron Paul and I do not agree. But he sees quite clearly that this country has been hijacked by special interests. I can find nothing wrong with this argument, had not previously thought of it in this way, and was appalled when I read this and, then, checked it. We are literally hemorrhaging our future down the rat hole of endless war. This trillion dollars should be going to preparing the country for the Green Transition and health care; instead it is going to... what exactly? As Deep Throat said, "Follow the money." Who is profiting?" - Stephan A. Schwartz
Pentagon Now Spending More For War That the 50 States Combined Spend To Run The Country (https://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=224260)
SHERWOOD ROSS - Liberty Forest
The U.S. spends more for war annually than all state governments combined spend for the health, education, welfare, and safety of 308 million Americans.
Joseph Henchman, director of state projects for the Tax Foundation of Washington, D.C., says the states collected a total of $781 billion in taxes in 2008.
For a rough comparison, according to Wikipedia data, the total budget for what the Pentagon calls "defense" in fiscal year 2010 will be at least $880 billion and could possibly top $1 trillion. That's more than all the state governments collect.
Henchman says all American local governments combined (cities, counties, etc.) collect about $500 billion in taxes. Add that to total state tax take and you get over $1.3 trillion. This means Uncle Sam's Pentagon is sopping up nearly as much money as all state, county, city, and other governmental units spend to run the country.
If the Pentagon figure of $1 trillion is somewhat less than all other taxing authorities, keep in mind the FBI, the various intelligence agencies, the VA, the National Institutes of Health (biological warfare) are also spending on war-related activities.
Pentagon Now Spending More For War That the 50 States Combined Spend To Run The Country (https://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=224260)
SHERWOOD ROSS - Liberty Forest
The U.S. spends more for war annually than all state governments combined spend for the health, education, welfare, and safety of 308 million Americans.
Joseph Henchman, director of state projects for the Tax Foundation of Washington, D.C., says the states collected a total of $781 billion in taxes in 2008.
For a rough comparison, according to Wikipedia data, the total budget for what the Pentagon calls "defense" in fiscal year 2010 will be at least $880 billion and could possibly top $1 trillion. That's more than all the state governments collect.
Henchman says all American local governments combined (cities, counties, etc.) collect about $500 billion in taxes. Add that to total state tax take and you get over $1.3 trillion. This means Uncle Sam's Pentagon is sopping up nearly as much money as all state, county, city, and other governmental units spend to run the country.
If the Pentagon figure of $1 trillion is somewhat less than all other taxing authorities, keep in mind the FBI, the various intelligence agencies, the VA, the National Institutes of Health (biological warfare) are also spending on war-related activities.