
Phil
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Trump has proposed a $1.5 trillion defense budget — a 40% increase, the largest since WWII. In exchange for more war he wants to: -Cut the EPA budget by half -Cut $10.7 billion for housing -Cut $8.5 billion for K-12 programs -Cancel $15 billion for clean energy -Cut $2.5 billion for clean drinking water -Eliminate $1.6 billion for youth job training -Cut $3.5 billion from the Labor Department -Eliminate $395 million for senior employment -Eliminate $775 million in food assistance grants -Eliminate the National Endowment for Democracy -Cut $5 billion from the National Institutes of Health -Eliminate the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) In all, cuts to domestic programs would account for a 10% reduction in discretionary spending.

So we’ve lost a Black Hawk, an F-15E, and an A-10 Warthog in one day? 😬














Americans on the state of the economy: "It's a disaster... Everything's gone up, and it's everything but my paycheck... It definitely feels like nowadays it's more pinching pennies than being able to save for a future."



The average “Leave NATO” American when they realise how much it will cost to ensure the same level of global reach and power projection without NATO allies. Logistics is a foreign concept to many.



















