Good Morning.

Let's back into this, mmm?


It's that time of year. The annual military budget is up for review by our Congresscritters. Project 2025 is front and center, of course.



I wonder what we could do with just the additional $8 billion - nevermind the base $892 billion. One source (not vetted) suggests that the subsidies the Repugs so gleefully cut cost up to $91 billion....but as always, your mileage may vary.

But remember this website? A longtime staple here during the 'Warron Terra'....let's see what it's up to now.

We find today's Cost of War passing through:

$ 10, 650, 196, 000, 000

As the website itself notes: "Every hour, taxpayers in the United States are paying
$93.26 million for Total Cost of War on Terror."

So, how about it?

For Military, taxpayers in the United States are paying $920.81 billion. Here's what those tax dollars could have paid for instead:

? 6.89 million Registered Nurses for 1 Year, or
? 105.18 million Public Housing Units for 1 Year, or
? 8.64 million Livable Wage Jobs for a Single Parent with Two Children for 1 Year, or
? 405.33 million People Receiving SNAP Benefits for 1 Year, or
? 9.79 million Elementary School Teachers for 1 Year, or
? 11.12 million Firefighter Positions for 1 Year, or
? 53.58 million Head Start Slots for Children for 1 Year, or
? 50.27 million Military Veterans Receiving VA Medical Care for 1 Year, or
? 22.5 million Scholarships for University Students for 4 Years, or
? 24.64 million Borrowers Receiving Federal Student Loan Forgiveness for 1 Year, or
? 264.22 million Children Receiving Medicaid for 1 Year, or
? 55.12 million People Receiving Paid Parental Leave for 1 Year, or
? 171.35 million Adults Receiving Medicaid for 1 Year, or
? 1.74 billion Households with Solar Electricity for 1 Year

I wonder what it's like to live in a real country these days?