2017年9月19日 星期二

Robert Reich:美國參院:要480億美元軍備,給800億。//The news sent gunmaker stocks rising sharply on strong volume.






The Trump administration is preparing to make it easier for American gun makers to sell small arms to foreign buyers, according to senior U.S. officials. The news sent gunmaker stocks rising sharply on strong volume. Read the Reuters exclusive: http://reut.rs/2fyViYQ


Robert Reich

Last night, the Senate overwhelmingly approved an $80 billion annual increase in military spending. Trump had asked for just $48 billion.

That $80 billion increase in military spending is enough to have satisfied Bernie Sanders’s campaign promise to make tuition free at public colleges and universities. (You may recall that when Bernie announced his proposal critics from both parties said the idea would bankrupt the country.)

If the Senate's military package becomes law, U.S. spending on the military would exceed the total spending of America's next 10 rivals put together.


If we spent this on education or infrastructure we'd be strengthening America. Spending it on more bombs and military machinery weakens America. This is nuts.

What do you think?






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