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Just 15% of the defense budget will fund...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Arjun Mendiratta)
Wed Apr 9 18:10:44 2003
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To: peace-announce@MIT.EDU
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2003 18:10:28 -0400
From: Arjun Mendiratta <arjunm@MIT.EDU>
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Subject: Thanks for Keeping Tabs on Your Tax Dollars
Thanks for telling your Congressperson how you want your tax dollars
spent.
Now please tell all your friends that they too can send free faxes to
their Congressperson. You can just send them the e-alert you got
from us or the following:
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As You Get Ready to Send in Your Taxes
Check out How They're Spent,
And Tell Congress to Spend Them the Way You Want
(Click this link to send a free fax calling for a budget that will
fund unmet basic human needs like education and healthcare.):
http://www.truemajority.com/index.asp?action=2497&ms=txdy4
It's tax time when most of us learn how much we send to the Federal
Government, but few of us really know where it goes. Well, you may be
surprised to learn that more than half of the money Congress
allocates goes to the Pentagon.
The retired admirals and generals who advise us agree we could re-
allocate %15 of that money just by canceling Cold War weapons systems
like nuclear weapons and StarWars which do nothing to keep us safe.
With that savings, we could fund ALL of the following human needs at
no additional taxpayer expense:
Provide basic health and food to the world's poor: $12 billion
Rebuild America's public schools over 10 years: $12 billion
Reduce class size for grades 1-3 to 15 students per class: $11
billion
Reduce debts of impoverished nations: $10 billion
Provide health insurance to all uninsured American kids: $6 billion
Increase federal funding for clean energy and energy efficiency: $6
billion
Public financing of all federal elections: $1 billion
Fully fund Head Start: $2 billion
Now you can feel what it's like to be a Congressperson with billions
of dollars at your disposal, thanks to great work by our friends at
the National Priorities Project. They've set it up so that you can
pick a program you don't want to fund, invest the money into a human
needs program you think deserves more money and see what benefit that
would bring to the people of your state. I put the money into Head
Start. Click here to give it a try yourself.
http://database.nationalpriorities.org/tradeoff
You can't make changes that easily, but someone who works for you
can. Just click reply and we'll send a fax to your Member of Congress
telling them how you'd really like your money spent. If this email
was forwarded to you or you want to customize your letter click this
link:
http://www.truemajority.com/index.asp?action=2497&ms=txdy4
Sincerely,
Ben Cohen
President, TrueMajority.org
Co-Founder, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream*
* I am writing this email on my own and not on behalf of Ben &
Jerry's, which is not associated with the TrueMajority campaign.
Here's the letter we'll send to your Representative in the House:
Dear Representative:
As April 15 rolls around, I am reminded that my tax dollars are what
pay your salary and fund our government work. I am concerned about
the way you, as my elected representative, allocate my dollars. For
example, I disagree with Congress' decision to spend more than half
of the discretionary budget on the Pentagon while starving children's
health care and education programs.
Even in this time of war, I agree with Dwight Eisenhower who urged
spending everything necessary to defend our nation, and not a penny
more. Squandering tens of billions of dollars on nuclear weapons,
Star Wars and other unnecessary Cold War systems robs our communities
of the investments needed here at home. Please oppose any budget that
wastes our precious resources - and our nation's future - in this way.
Former admirals, generals and military officials agree that the U.S.
can safely reduce the Pentagon budget by 15%. That's enough to do ALL
of the following at no additional taxpayer expense:
Provide basic health and food to the world's poor: $12 billion
Rebuild America's public schools over 10 years: $12 billion
Reduce class size for grades 1-3 to 15 students per class: $11
billion
Reduce debts of impoverished nations: $10 billion
Provide health insurance to all uninsured American kids: $6 billion
Increase federal funding for clean energy and energy efficiency: $6
billion
Public financing of all federal elections: $1 billion
Fully fund Head Start: $2 billion
Thank you for your attention in this matter.
Sincerely,
(We'll add your name and address here.)
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from us or the following:</p>
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<h2 align=3D"center">As You Get Ready to Send in Your Taxes<br>
Check out How They're Spent,<br>
And Tell Congress to Spend Them the Way You Want<br>
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<p>(Click here to send a free fax calling for a budget that will fund=20
unmet basic human needs like education and healthcare.):<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.truemajority.com/index.asp?
action=3D2497&ms=3Dtxdy4">http://www.truemajority.com/index.asp?
action=3D2497&ms=3Dtxdy4</a></p>
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<td width=3D"57%"><p>It's tax time when most of us learn=20
<strong>how much=20
we send</strong> to the Federal Government, but few of us=20
really know=20
<strong>where it goes</strong>. Well, here's how Congress=20
allocates=20
the money it controls.</p>
<p>That big "X" represents the money we could reallocate by=20
trimming the Pentagon budget just 15%. The retired admirals=20
and generals=20
who advise us agree we could do this just by canceling Cold=20
War weapons=20
systems like nuclear weapons and StarWars which do nothing to=20
keep us=20
safe. </p></td>
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<p>With that savings, we could fund <strong>ALL</strong> of the=20
following human=20
needs at no additional taxpayer expense:</p>
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<td>Provide basic health and food to the world's poor:</td>
<td><div align=3D"right">$12 billion</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>=20
<td width=3D"72%">Rebuild America's public schools over 10=20
years:</td>
<td width=3D"28%"><div align=3D"right">$12 billion</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>=20
<td>Reduce class size for grades 1-3 to 15 students per=20
class:</td>
<td><div align=3D"right">$11 billion</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>=20
<td>Reduce debts of impoverished nations:</td>
<td><div align=3D"right">$10 billion</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>=20
<td>Provide health insurance to all uninsured American kids:</td>
<td><div align=3D"right">$6 billion</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>=20
<td>Increase federal funding for clean energy and energy=20
efficiency:</td>
<td><div align=3D"right">$6 billion</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>=20
<td>Public financing of all federal elections:</td>
<td><div align=3D"right">$1 billion</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>=20
<td>Fully fund Head Start:</td>
<td><div align=3D"right">$2 billion</div></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>Now you can <strong>feel what it's like to be a Congressperson=20
</strong>with=20
billions of dollars at your disposal, thanks to great work by our=20
friends at=20
the National Priorities Project. They've set it up so that you can=20
pick=20
a program you don't want to fund, invest the money into a human=20
needs=20
program you think deserves more money and see what benefit that=20
would bring=20
to the people of your state. I put the money into Head Start. Click=20
here to=20
give it a try yourself.<br>
<br>
<a=20
href=3D"http://database.nationalpriorities.org/tradeoff">http://database
.nationalpriorities.org/tradeoff</a>=20
<br>
<br>
You can't make changes that easily, but someone who works for you=20
can. Just click this link to send a fax to your Member of Congress=20
telling them how you'd really like your money spent:<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.truemajority.com/index.asp?
action=3D2497&ms=3Dtxdy4">http://www.truemajority.com/index.asp?
action=3D2497&ms=3Dtxdy4</a>
<br>
</p>
<table width=3D"100%" border=3D"0">
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<td width=3D"53%">Sincerely,<br> <img=20
src=3D"http://emailimages.ctsg.com/blsp/ben_signature.gif" width=3D"75"=20
height=3D"58" border=3D"0" alt=3D"Ben's">=20
<br>
Ben Cohen <br>
President, TrueMajority.org<br>
Co-Founder, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream<font=20
size=3D"2">*</font></td>
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<p><font size=3D"2">* I am writing this email on my own and not on=20
behalf of Ben=20
& Jerry's, which is not associated with the TrueMajority=20
campaign.</font></p>
<p><strong>Here's the letter we'll send to your Representative in the=20
House:</strong><br>
<br>
Dear Representative:</p>
<p>As April 15 rolls around, I am reminded that my tax dollars are=20
what pay your=20
salary and fund our government work. I am concerned about the way=20
you, as my=20
elected representative, allocate my dollars. For example, I=20
disagree with Congress'=20
decision to spend more than half of the discretionary budget on the=20
Pentagon=20
while starving children's health care and education programs. <br>
<br>
Even in this time of war, I agree with Dwight Eisenhower who urged=20
spending=20
everything necessary to defend our nation, and not a penny more.=20
Squandering=20
tens of billions of dollars on nuclear weapons, Star Wars and other=20
unnecessary=20
Cold War systems robs our communities of the investments needed=20
here at home.=20
Please oppose any budget that wastes our precious resources - and=20
our=20
nation's future - in this way.<br>
<br>
Former admirals, generals and military officials agree that the=20
U.S. can safely=20
reduce the Pentagon budget by 15%. That's enough to do ALL of the=20
following=20
at no additional taxpayer expense: </p>
<table width=3D"90%" border=3D"0">
<tr>=20
<td>Provide basic health and food to the world's poor:</td>
<td><div align=3D"right">$12 billion</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>=20
<td width=3D"72%">Rebuild America's public schools over 10=20
years:</td>
<td width=3D"28%"><div align=3D"right">$12 billion</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>=20
<td>Reduce class size for grades 1-3 to 15 students per=20
class:</td>
<td><div align=3D"right">$11 billion</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>=20
<td>Reduce debts of impoverished nations:</td>
<td><div align=3D"right">$10 billion</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>=20
<td>Provide health insurance to all uninsured American kids:</td>
<td><div align=3D"right">$6 billion</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>=20
<td>Increase federal funding for clean energy and energy=20
efficiency:</td>
<td><div align=3D"right">$6 billion</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>=20
<td>Public financing of all federal elections:</td>
<td><div align=3D"right">$1 billion</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>=20
<td>Fully fund Head Start:</td>
<td><div align=3D"right">$2 billion</div></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p> Thank you for your attention in this matter.</p>
<p>Sincerely, <br>
(We'll add your name and address here.)<br>
</p>
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