The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity : New Military Spending Bill Expands Empire But Forbids Debate on War

The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity : New Military Spending Bill Expands Empire But Forbids Debate on War

written by ron paul

On Friday the House passed a massive National Defense Authorization for 2016 that will guarantee US involvement in more wars and overseas interventions for years to come. The Republican majority resorted to trickery to evade the meager spending limitations imposed by the 2011 budget control act – limitations that did not, as often reported, cut military spending but only slowed its growth.
 
But not even slower growth is enough when you have an empire to maintain worldwide, so the House majority slipped into the military spending bill an extra $89 billion for an emergency war fund. Such “emergency” spending is not addressed in the growth caps placed on the military under the 2011 budget control act. It is a loophole filled by Congress with Fed-printed money. 
 

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