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The Average US Taxpayer Spent $4,049 on War and Weapons Last Year (truthout.org)
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A new analysis released Thursday estimates that the average American taxpayer shelled out over $4,000 to the federal government last year “for militarism and its support systems” such as the Pentagon, whose already-massive annual budget is poised to surge to $1.5 trillion if President Donald Trump gets his way. The National Priorities Project (NPP) at the Institute for Policy Studies found in…

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The Average US Taxpayer Spent $4,049 on War and Weapons Last Year (truthout.org)
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For 50 days out of a year, an average U.S. worker’s income taxes were wholly paid toward militarism.

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The Average US Taxpayer Spent $4,049 on War and Weapons Last Year (truthout.org)
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A new analysis released Thursday estimates that the average American taxpayer shelled out over $4,000 to the federal government last year “for militarism and its support systems” such as the Pentagon, whose already-massive annual budget is poised to surge to $1.5 trillion if President Donald Trump gets his way. The National Priorities Project (NPP) at the Institute for Policy Studies found in…

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