In this case, we need to free up military spending to invest in the domestic economy, rebuilding our infrastructure, putting people to work. A Green New Deal. Invest in the transition to a carbon-neutral economy that addresses climate change. That is the path to full employment. Congress instead focuses on delivering military pork to contractors in their district because "they're good-paying jobs." However, every other sector of the economy would produce more jobs per dollar spent than lining the pockets of military contractors.
Some of the funds saved by cutting Pentagon waste should be made available to help local communities transition their local defense plants to more socially productive uses that support living wage jobs.
Continuing to waste our tax dollars on military spending to enrich corporate profiteers will be the death of us all.
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