{"id":26018,"date":"2023-04-19T12:28:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T19:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=26018"},"modified":"2023-04-19T12:28:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T19:28:47","slug":"average-us-taxpayer-spent-1087-on-pentagon-contractors-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/19\/average-us-taxpayer-spent-1087-on-pentagon-contractors-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Average US Taxpayer Spent $1,087 on Pentagon Contractors in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The average U.S. taxpayer spent $1,087 on Pentagon contractors in 2022, according to an annual analysis by the National Priorities Project at the Institute of Policy Studies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Photo: David B. Gleason\/flickr\/cc)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The main message? Our government is continuing to invest too much in the military, and in militarized law enforcement, and not nearly enough on prevention, people, and our communities.”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Apr 17, 2023 (CommonDreams.org)<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The average U.S. taxpayer in 2022 spent over four times as much on Pentagon contractors than on primary and secondary education, according to the annual Tax Day analysis<\/a> published in recent days by the Institute for Policy Studies’ National Priorities Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NPP found that, on average, American taxpayers contributed $1,087 to Pentagon contractors, compared with $270 for K-12 education. The top military contractor\u2014Lockheed Martin\u2014received $106 from the average taxpayer, while just $6 went to funding renewable energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to the analysis, the average 2022 U.S. taxpayer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n