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Tell the President and Congress to Fund America's Future First!
Sponsored by: WANDOn February 6, 2006, President Bush announced his proposed federal budget for Fiscal Year 2007. In an effort to secure America, he proposes a dramatic increase in military funding - with significant cuts to social services like health, education, housing, and nutrition. These cuts fall disproportionately on women, children, the elderly, and the poor.
Shouldn't America's security be about investing in American's health, welfare, and preparedness at home first?
Hurricane Katrina made it overtly clear that even after the 9/11 crisis, America's systems of emergency response are far from where they need to be. Our country still remains ill-prepared to handle major natural disasters and attacks by so-called weapons of mass destruction.
Last year, OVER HALF of our discretionary budget went towards Pentagon funding - nearly half a trillion dollars. And THIS year, Bush wants to increase the Pentagon's slice of the pie by 7%, to $463 billion. (This doesn't include the price of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which have cost over $300 billion since 2001.)
When he pumps more money into the Pentagon, he's also funneling funds away from 141 social programs - including education, environmental protection, disease research, programs that assist low-income families, and emergency preparedness - the stuff that really protects Americans and secures our futures.
It's time for your voice to be heard. Urge the President and the Senate that they need to put American's security at home FIRST. Our defense budget is far larger than any other country's, and our military is far and away the largest and strongest in the world. Security is more than the biggest military. We can afford to invest in the security and well being of all of us at home.
It's time to make real change to the budget, to reflect our real priorities and values.
Shouldn't America's security be about investing in American's health, welfare, and preparedness at home first?
Hurricane Katrina made it overtly clear that even after the 9/11 crisis, America's systems of emergency response are far from where they need to be. Our country still remains ill-prepared to handle major natural disasters and attacks by so-called weapons of mass destruction.
Last year, OVER HALF of our discretionary budget went towards Pentagon funding - nearly half a trillion dollars. And THIS year, Bush wants to increase the Pentagon's slice of the pie by 7%, to $463 billion. (This doesn't include the price of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which have cost over $300 billion since 2001.)
When he pumps more money into the Pentagon, he's also funneling funds away from 141 social programs - including education, environmental protection, disease research, programs that assist low-income families, and emergency preparedness - the stuff that really protects Americans and secures our futures.
It's time for your voice to be heard. Urge the President and the Senate that they need to put American's security at home FIRST. Our defense budget is far larger than any other country's, and our military is far and away the largest and strongest in the world. Security is more than the biggest military. We can afford to invest in the security and well being of all of us at home.
It's time to make real change to the budget, to reflect our real priorities and values.
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We signed the “Tell the President and Congress to Fund America's Future First!” petition!
# 50:
5:49 am PST, Feb 14,
Diane Cox, California
# 49:
5:49 am PST, Feb 14,
Robin Johnson, North Carolina
# 48:
5:40 am PST, Feb 14,
Ashleigh Mott, Maryland
# 47:
5:15 am PST, Feb 14,
Name not displayed, Texas
Save our Country first! Fund The People! Fund education! Fund social programs for **AMERICANS**! Fund our children! No more budget for the Pentagon unless it is used to PROTECT AMERICA AT HOME! Tax according to worth and put the burden of tax on those who can afford it ~ not on the backs of the working class who struggle to make it to the next paycheck. Cut tax breaks for the wealthy! ASK THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT! WE WILL ANSWER YOU! The People have the right to demand impeachment or resignation of any elected official and we will exercise it! America has taken care of others long enough ~ it's time to take care of US first. We are watching and we are sickened at the state of our Country! We cannot revive patriotism when our own leaders show no interest in, or empathy for, their constituants. AMERICA FIRST OR GET OUT OF OFFICE! Now, a plea to The People: It's time for a new Revolution and "The People" need to rise up out of apathy and become proactive Patriots again. When once it was "No taxation without representation" it should now be "THROW THE JERK OUT!!" READ the Patriot Act and see what has *really* gone on when few were paying attention. This is OUR Country and OUR rights and if our elected officials won't protect them, then we need to do it by removing from office any who do not FUND AMERICA'S FUTURE FIRST. Rise UP, Americans! Exercise your power through your votes and your dollars. Don't support anyone or any business that doesn't support America! Please, if you agree with this message, copy and paste it into an email and send it to everyone you know. We must revive ourselves and rid our Country of apathy.
Save our Country first! Fund The People! Fund education! Fund social programs for **AMERICANS**! Fund our children! No more budget for the Pentagon unless it is used to PROTECT AMERICA AT HOME! Tax according to worth and put the burden of tax on those who can afford it ~ not on the backs of the working class who struggle to make it to the next paycheck. Cut tax breaks for the wealthy! ASK THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT! WE WILL ANSWER YOU! The People have the right to demand impeachment or resignation of any elected official and we will exercise it! America has taken care of others long enough ~ it's time to take care of US first. We are watching and we are sickened at the state of our Country! We cannot revive patriotism when our own leaders show no interest in, or empathy for, their constituants. AMERICA FIRST OR GET OUT OF OFFICE! Now, a plea to The People: It's time for a new Revolution and "The People" need to rise up out of apathy and become proactive Patriots again. When once it was "No taxation without representation" it should now be "THROW THE JERK OUT!!" READ the Patriot Act and see what has *really* gone on when few were paying attention. This is OUR Country and OUR rights and if our elected officials won't protect them, then we need to do it by removing from office any who do not FUND AMERICA'S FUTURE FIRST. Rise UP, Americans! Exercise your power through your votes and your dollars. Don't support anyone or any business that doesn't support America! Please, if you agree with this message, copy and paste it into an email and send it to everyone you know. We must revive ourselves and rid our Country of apathy.
# 46:
4:32 am PST, Feb 14,
Name not displayed, Alabama
The Pentagon budget show that congress needs to redo the budget and think of all of citizens of USA. You get a D Grade. Start spending on the people whom put you into office and quit lining your pockets or you all won't have a job come voting time.
The Pentagon budget show that congress needs to redo the budget and think of all of citizens of USA. You get a D Grade. Start spending on the people whom put you into office and quit lining your pockets or you all won't have a job come voting time.
# 45:
3:57 am PST, Feb 14,
Kim Bateau, New York
We are so blinded by what's happening overseas we have lost sight of our own children and their future. I urge you to look closer to home.
We are so blinded by what's happening overseas we have lost sight of our own children and their future. I urge you to look closer to home.
# 44:
3:51 am PST, Feb 14,
Danette Popa-Schau, Indiana
# 43:
3:35 am PST, Feb 14,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
# 42:
2:11 am PST, Feb 14,
Renee Zajac, Pennsylvania
# 41:
11:31 pm PST, Feb 13,
Linda McCombe, Utah
It is really time for America to start taking care of Americans. Health care, education, jobs, the economy. The future of this country depends on what is done now. If something isn't done soon to stop the corruption in our government and the reckelss spending and increasing debt. Their will be no America anymore. Think, people, think. History will one day say that this was America's darkest hour, when we had the worst President, ever, and a Congress that would not stop him.
It is really time for America to start taking care of Americans. Health care, education, jobs, the economy. The future of this country depends on what is done now. If something isn't done soon to stop the corruption in our government and the reckelss spending and increasing debt. Their will be no America anymore. Think, people, think. History will one day say that this was America's darkest hour, when we had the worst President, ever, and a Congress that would not stop him.
# 40:
11:19 pm PST, Feb 13,
Kathryn Hamilton, Massachusetts
# 39:
10:45 pm PST, Feb 13,
Marc Michael, California
This administration's priorities are misplaced.
This administration's priorities are misplaced.
# 38:
10:04 pm PST, Feb 13,
Rep. Nan Grogan Orrock, Georgia
True security for our nation is reflected in healthy productive families, well educated, well employed, well housed, raising future generations of Americans with hope and health!
True security for our nation is reflected in healthy productive families, well educated, well employed, well housed, raising future generations of Americans with hope and health!
# 37:
9:53 pm PST, Feb 13,
M. Yukimura, Hawaii
# 36:
8:23 pm PST, Feb 13,
Steve Metcalf, Rhode Island
# 35:
8:13 pm PST, Feb 13,
Jimelle Austin, Kansas
# 34:
8:12 pm PST, Feb 13,
Anna Van Laan, New York
# 33:
7:58 pm PST, Feb 13,
Name not displayed, Oregon
# 32:
7:50 pm PST, Feb 13,
Wendy Hojohn, New York
# 31:
7:16 pm PST, Feb 13,
Kathryn Pepper, North Carolina
# 30:
6:31 pm PST, Feb 13,
Paul Paine, Florida
# 29:
6:29 pm PST, Feb 13,
Robert Hardy, Iowa
America first. War and Oil... NEVER!
America first. War and Oil... NEVER!
# 28:
6:19 pm PST, Feb 13,
Diana Wasem, Illinois
# 27:
6:16 pm PST, Feb 13,
Bess Katerinsky, New York
# 26:
6:07 pm PST, Feb 13,
Sandra Williamson, Colorado
How would YOU feel if it were YOUR spouse or children who were suffering as the result of these budget cuts??
How would YOU feel if it were YOUR spouse or children who were suffering as the result of these budget cuts??
# 25:
6:00 pm PST, Feb 13,
Name not displayed, Colorado
# 24:
5:52 pm PST, Feb 13,
Jillian Cohen, New York
# 23:
5:36 pm PST, Feb 13,
Nicholas Parres y Parres, Spain
# 22:
4:33 pm PST, Feb 13,
David Hallam, Texas
# 21:
3:57 pm PST, Feb 13,
Name not displayed, Tennessee
# 20:
3:47 pm PST, Feb 13,
Name not displayed, Mississippi
# 19:
3:31 pm PST, Feb 13,
Patrick Stansberry, Iowa
# 18:
3:25 pm PST, Feb 13,
Clay Caldwell, California
# 17:
3:25 pm PST, Feb 13,
David Dunkleberger, Pennsylvania
# 16:
3:20 pm PST, Feb 13,
Emily Shurley, Oklahoma
# 15:
3:15 pm PST, Feb 13,
Name not displayed, Ohio
# 14:
2:45 pm PST, Feb 13,
PATRICIA BAUGH, Iowa
WE THE PEOPLE, ARE WORTH MORE, THAN THE PENTAGON'S BUDGET !! DO NOT CUT SOCIAL PROGRAMS. YOU WILL BE HURTING THE HARD WORKING FAMILY'S, OF THE U.S.A. PLEASE DO WHAT IS RIGHT, FOR ALL................ THE PEOPLE.
WE THE PEOPLE, ARE WORTH MORE, THAN THE PENTAGON'S BUDGET !! DO NOT CUT SOCIAL PROGRAMS. YOU WILL BE HURTING THE HARD WORKING FAMILY'S, OF THE U.S.A. PLEASE DO WHAT IS RIGHT, FOR ALL................ THE PEOPLE.
# 13:
2:36 pm PST, Feb 13,
Marty Younts, North Carolina
I am so appalled by the war and its costs, both human and monetary. Please take care of home front issues and stop invading other countries!
I am so appalled by the war and its costs, both human and monetary. Please take care of home front issues and stop invading other countries!
# 12:
1:30 pm PST, Feb 13,
Debra McIntyre, Minnesota
# 11:
12:29 pm PST, Feb 13,
Evelyn Krueger, Illinois
# 10:
11:56 am PST, Feb 13,
Name not displayed, North Carolina
# 9:
11:40 am PST, Feb 13,
Alexander Won, New Jersey
# 8:
11:26 am PST, Feb 13,
Jennifer Ortiz, Georgia
# 7:
11:07 am PST, Feb 13,
Donica Calhoun, Georgia
# 6:
11:03 am PST, Feb 13,
Runningfox Moss, North Carolina
# 5:
10:52 am PST, Feb 13,
Sue Harrington, California
"we the people" are more important than your warmongering. TAKE CARE OF YOUR AMERICAN CITIZENS!
"we the people" are more important than your warmongering. TAKE CARE OF YOUR AMERICAN CITIZENS!
# 4:
10:40 am PST, Feb 13,
Richard Artley, Idaho
President Bush ... duh! You underestimate the American public. You gave the wealthy in America tax break the did not need. Now you want to increase Pentagon spending. We all know increased Pentagon spending is just a way for you to launder big money to civilian defense contractors. You should be ashamed!
President Bush ... duh! You underestimate the American public. You gave the wealthy in America tax break the did not need. Now you want to increase Pentagon spending. We all know increased Pentagon spending is just a way for you to launder big money to civilian defense contractors. You should be ashamed!
# 3:
10:27 am PST, Feb 13,
Paul Girardin, Canada
Human lives are worth much more in the balance than engines of war and death !
Human lives are worth much more in the balance than engines of war and death !
# 2:
10:18 am PST, Feb 13,
Anna Asbury, Kentucky
# 1:
10:08 am PST, Feb 13,
Magda Atwood, California