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The Battle for Education Dollars --
March 5, 1999 |
| As military spending increases, other important federal programs such as transportation,
health, science, law enforcement, and education... |
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The Military-Industrial Squeeze
-- Feb. 6, 2000
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| Despite the rosy talk of surpluses, there is simply not enough money available to
federal government to fund all the programs... |
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Why is Military Spending Going Up? --
Feb. 21, 1999
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| Leading members of Congress and officials at the Pentagon state clearly they want
to spend more on the militarythis year and in the years to... |
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$67 Billion Under the Sea
-- Oct. 19, 1997
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The Pentagon plans to spend $67 Billion to buy new attack submarines to replace its current
Los Angeles class attack submarine... |
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Current Thinking on Military Spending --
Dec. 28, 1997
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| What are the underlying reasons for current levels of military spending? How
do policy makers' views on military spending differ from... |
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The $265 Billion Question
-- July 13, 1997
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| The Pentagon, Congress and the President hail the Quadrennial Defense Review
as a blueprint for future military forces and spending levels... |
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The Military Budget and You
-- May 18, 1997 |
| Is there a relationship between excessive federal spending on the military
and the "middle class crunch?" |
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Teeing Off the Taxpayer -- Aug. 11, 1996
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| Taxpayers will be outraged when they learn that Congress and the Pentagon have
wasted tax dollars on brown tree snakes, volcanos, rusty... |
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Military Spending: Too Much or Too Little?
-- June 2, 1996 |
| What is the attitude of the American public toward national security and
military spending? Does today's widespread... |
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The Defense Budget Time Bomb -- May 5, 1996
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| An inside look at the major planning and budgeting problems confronting the
Pentagon and the huge "bow wave" of procurement... |
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Balanced Budget, Unbalanced Priorities --
Oct. 29, 1995
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| Examine the Administration and congressional plans to balance the federal budget
without cutting military spending... |
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Where Has All the Money Gone? -- Sept. 10, 1995
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| Despite enormous pressure on Congress and the military to spend scarce public
resources, wisely, DoD and many weapons contractors continue... |
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New Congress, Old Weapons --
July 23, 1995
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| Congress continues to spend billions of dollars on Cold War weapons designed
to fight the former Soviet Union. How will this spending affect... |
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Military Spending, the Congress, and You --
April 30, 1995
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| A look at President Clinton's proposed $258 Billion military spending plan for
next year - and the response of the new COngress. Is it too big? Too Small? |
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Who's Number One? --
Oct. 30, 1994
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| Americans expect to win in everything from sports to moon races to wars. And, in fact, the United
States has been first in so many things... |
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Defense Jobs at the Economy's Expense? --
Oct. 23, 1994
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| Is America stronger if it invests in weapons of debatable military use, or
invests in domestic areas such as education, infrastructure and... |
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Another $1.3 Trillion Military Budget --
May 1, 1994
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| Can Clinton improve education, health care, clean up the environment and find
new energy resources while trying to reduce the deficit? |
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Myths vs. Reality After the Cold War --
April 24, 1994
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| "Top Cop" status carreis a huge price tag that alone demands we separate the
myths of the post-Cold War era from the reality... |
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How the Military Manages Money --
March 6, 1994
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| The military has a terrible record for managing its finances. The GAO has identified
much needed reforms... |
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Clinton's Military Budget --
June 6, 1993
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| President Clinton's modest efforts to reduce military spending face tough
opposition. Operations in former Yugoslavia or Somalia could undermine... |
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The Hidden Costs of the Military --
May 23, 1993
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| The U.S. has become Number One arms merchant to the Middle East, and the world.
Despite Clinton's talk, the flow of weapons continues... |
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Cutting the Military Price Tag --
Feb. 7, 1993
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| One million active-duty troops and a million more in the reserves could take
care of U.S. military needs - at 1/3 off the price tag of Cold War... |
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Weapons the Pentagon Doesn't Want --
Dec. 27, 1992
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| What do we get when Congress makes the Pentagon buy weapons it doesn't want?
Answer: a few jobs and a lot of waste... |
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How Much is Enough? --
March 22, 1992
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| The Pentagon continues to spend at Cold War levels. Experts debate how much
the U.S. should be spending in a changed world... |
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Can America Afford Peace? --
March 8, 1992
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| America's economic prosepcts with declining military spending, and the
possibility of building a "Peace Economy"... |
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Buying Weapons or Building America? --
Feb. 23, 1992
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| Tradeoffs between spending to rebuild America's infrastructure and spending
more on weapons... |
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Dollars and Sense: Military Spending --
Dec. 8, 1991
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| The Pentagon wants more money despite the dramatic changes in the world
situation... |
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The Great Arms Debate --
April 29, 1990
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| Experts debate future spending, size and role of the military in a changing
world... |
For more information on military budget issues, please e-mail CDI's Sr. research analyst Chris Hellman
at chellman@cdi.org.
