November 21st, 2011 at 10:54AM
apoplecticskeptic: motherjones: Inside the Corporate Plan to Occupy the Pentagon Behind the growing push to slash soldiers’ pensions and other military costs is a little-known advisory group—stacked with Wall Street executives. Wait till you read what else they’re pushing for. Unsurprising, yet still frightening.

apoplecticskeptic:

motherjones:

Inside the Corporate Plan to Occupy the Pentagon

Behind the growing push to slash soldiers’ pensions and other military costs is a little-known advisory group—stacked with Wall Street executives.

Wait till you read what else they’re pushing for.

Unsurprising, yet still frightening.

241 notes Source: Mother Jones #defense#budget#pentagon
October 14th, 2011 at 8:33AM
Pentagon says it will cost another $1 billion to figure out how much it spends
114 notes Source: azspot #defense#pentagon#budget
March 9th, 2011 at 4:06PM
theeconomist: Daily chart: the world’s biggest defence budgets America accounts for 60% of the world’s defence spending. But Saudi Arabia tops the charts when defence budgets are compared to GDP.

theeconomist:

Daily chart: the world’s biggest defence budgets America accounts for 60% of the world’s defence spending. But Saudi Arabia tops the charts when defence budgets are compared to GDP.

151 notes Source: economist.com #defense#war#budget#chart