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floofloof@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.world · 4 hours ago

Hegseth Is Demanding US Households Pay $5,000 More Per Year to Fund the Pentagon, Economist Says

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Hegseth Is Demanding US Households Pay $5,000 More Per Year to Fund the Pentagon, Economist Says

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floofloof@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.world · 4 hours ago
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Hegseth Is Demanding US Households Pay $5,000 More Per Year to Fund the Pentagon, Economist Says | Common Dreams
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Critics slam Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for demanding $1.5 trillion military budget. Democrats oppose massive defense spending increase.

cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/66435

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    I can’t wait for this warmonger to get his comeuppance.

  • DarkFuture@lemmy.world
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    Party of fiscal res…aww fuck it. They are traitors.

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    “Affordability” is just a Chinese hoax the Democrats have chosen to propagate.

    Paying 5 dollars per gallon of gas and sending 5K more to forever wars is a great way to help everyday Americans.

    I hope the redcaps are enjoying the economy they voted for.

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    When the tap runs dry, the currency devalues, the food riots start, and then the military will be deployed on U.S. citizens. I know, I know, “they already are”…we ain’t seen nothing yet.

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    My income didn’t really change from 2024 to 2025. My accountant is the same, and my business is the same. I paid $4000 more in taxes in 2025.

    I have and continue to qualify for Medicaid in my state.

    The plutocracy is intentionally widening the divide between the wealthy ruling class and the working class by driving the working class into poverty. And when I say working class, that includes white collar workers. It doesn’t include people who work as a hobby because their yacht is in the shop and they’re bored

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    The same pentagon that they want to merge with the Israeli military?

    They want to give them even more money under the guise of “security.” Israel has captured the legislature. They will soon control the Pentagon.

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      Israel has captured the legislature.

      They’re hardly alone. It’s been an absolute feeding frenzy of corporate leeches sucking the US Treasury dry ever since Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan began privatizing every state function they could get their hands on.

      The joke of Hegseth’s budget request is that it won’t actually procure more hardware. He’s putting in bids against a cartel that can just raise the prices, even as it forgets how to build the things we’re buying. This, even as new entrants to the Pentagon feeding frenzy simply fail to deliver promised material

      • Defense watchdog finds new 155mm artillery plant failed to produce parts in 2 years since it was built, hindering production goals

      • Western Firms Are Stiffing Ukraine on Military Equipment Contracts

      • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says defense giants are ‘failing the American people’ by falling behind on orders

      It’s something of a joke that Israelis don’t even want the weapons we send them. They just want the money, so they can buy from their own contractors.

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      That would make sense. The US military may not want to drop live ammo on US citizens. So the Israeli military could step in and do it for them.

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    that’s something like an extra $650-700 billion a year. here’s my contribution: “Fuck off”

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    This is outrage porn. What’s this a distraction of?

    Maybe this? Modelling scout linked to Epstein found dead in Paris

    Edit 2: This is more likely it:

    Hegseth says Iran war has cost $37.5 billion as lawmakers grill him over request for more funding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the Trump administration’s $80 billion funding request as lawmakers from both parties pushed back.

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      Is this factoring in the extra costs to Americans by everything being more expensive thanks to Donvict and Kegsbreath?

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    Go overdose you roided out Nazi bitch

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    I love complaining about the national debt, we have overspent for years, seems its finally becoming an issue, doubt this would offset any future debt ceiling caps.

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    Ok, but the alternative is every male in the Pentagon doesn’t get testosterone supplements, so we all gotta pitch in.

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