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Dear John, Elon Musk wants volunteers to work 80 hours a week gutting the U.S. federal government. He’s supposedly going to run something called the Department of Government Efficiency, and is looking for super brilliant ideas on what to cut from U.S. government spending.
Given that some 60 percent of federal discretionary spending goes to one item, the war machine, and we all know about the harm it does, we've launched a campaign to tell Elon's Department of Government Efficiency to slash the military budget.
Use the tools below to send a message to Elon to defund war! |
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According to 2023 data, a staggering $1.1 trillion – or 62% - of the U.S. federal discretionary budget is spent on militarism and war. Here's what those tax dollars could have paid for instead (thanks to the National Priorities Project for these stats!):
When we hear arguments about the need to reduce government spending, the elephant in the room is the military. Instead of cutting back on vital needs like healthcare and education, we could divert a fraction of what the U.S. spends on militarism towards programs that would improve Americans' quality of life. Tell Elon and the incoming administration that the way to improve government efficiency is to shrink the U.S.'s bloated military budget. Visit our Dear Elon campaign webpage here for shareable graphics like those below and other resources. Help us make the #dearelon campaign go viral and get Elon's attention to #defundwar! |
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Thank you for taking action, |
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World BEYOND War is a global network of volunteers, chapters, and affiliated organizations advocating for the abolition of the institution of war. |
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World BEYOND War |
