Kusukela Idatha Yentuthuko, Julayi 20, i-2020
$740 billion. Ingakanani-ke iCongress esendleleni yokugunyaza isabelomali sezokuvikela ngo-2021. Maphakathi nobhubhane, njengoba izigidi zabantu baseMelika zibhekene nokuntuleka kwemisebenzi, ukukhishwa ezindlini, kanye nohlelo lokunakekelwa kwezempilo oluphukile.
Ngo-2020, isabelomali sezokuvikela sasiphindwe izikhathi ezingama-90 kwesabelomali seCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Manje, sibhekene nobhubhane lokuntuleka kwezinsiza, alukho uhlelo lokuhlola lukazwelonke, amacala ayizigidi ezi-3.6 nokufa kwabantu abangaphezu kuka-138,000. Mhlawumbe, mhlawumbe, besingayilungiselela kangcono le nhlekelele ukube isabelomali sesikhungo sethu sezempilo singelona iphesenti elilodwa lesabelomali sezokuvikela.
NgoLwesibili, iCongress izovotela uMthetho Wokugunyazwa Kwezokuvikela Kazwelonke (i-NDAA), kodwa ngaphambi kwalokho, bazovotela ukuchitshiyelwa kwami noCongresswoman uBarbara Lee kanye noSenator Bernie Sanders ukuthi banciphise isabelomali sokuzivikela esikhukhumele ngamaphesenti angu-10.
Singazikhethela. Singaziba izinkinga zesistimu ezilethwe yilo bhubhane, siqhubeke namabhizinisi njengenjwayelo bese sinyathela isitembu senjoloba esinikezwe osonkontileka bezokuvikela abangama- $ 740 billion. Noma singalalela abantu baseMelika futhi songe amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-74 ukuze ufeze izidingo zabo eziphuthumayo—izindlu, ukunakekelwa kwezempilo, imfundo nokunye.
Kudatha Yenqubekelaphambili' yakamuva i-poll, iningi labavoti baseMelika lifuna ukuthi sibeke izidingo zabo phezu kwenzuzo ye-Lockheed Martin, Raytheon kanye ne-Boeing. Amaphesenti angamashumi amahlanu nesithupha abavoti asekela ukusika isabelomali sezokuvikela ngamaphesenti ayishumi ukuze bakhokhele izinto eziza kuqala njengokulwa ne-coronavirus, imfundo, ukunakekelwa kwezempilo kanye nezindlu-kuhlanganisa namaphesenti angama-10 amaRiphabhlikhi.
Amaphesenti angamashumi amahlanu nesikhombisa abavoti asekela ukuphungula isabelomali sezokuvikela ngamaphesenti ayi-10 uma uxhaso lwabelwa kabusha ku-CDC nezinye izidingo ezicindezelayo zasekhaya. Bangamaphesenti angama-25 kuphela abantu abamelene nokunqunywa, lokho kusho ukuthi abantu abaningi abangaphezu kokuphindwe kabili basekela ukusikeka kuka-$70 billion kusabelomali sethu sokuvikela kunokungakwenzi, isilinganiso esingu-2:1.
Ukuvota kucace bha: abantu baseMelika bayazi ukuthi ama-nukes amasha, imicibisholo ye-cruise, noma ama-F-35 ngeke kubasize ukuthi bathole isheke labo elilandelayo lokungasebenzi, noma bakhokhe irenti yenyanga ezayo, noma babeke ukudla etafuleni lemindeni yabo, noma bakhokhele izindleko zokunakekelwa kwezempilo kubhubhane lomhlaba wonke.
Eminyakeni emine edlule, phakathi nesikhathi sokuthula okulinganiselwe, iMelika iye yandisa imali yayo yokuvikela ngamaphesenti angu-20, ngaphezu kwamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyikhulu. Ayikho enye ingxenye yesabelomali sombuso esigunyazwe yiCongressionly eye yanda ngalokhu okuningi-hhayi imfundo, hhayi izindlu, hhayi impilo yomphakathi.
Siyibonile imiphumela yokweseka lo mjikelezo ongapheli wokusetshenziswa kwemali kwezokuvikela okunamandla. NgoJanuwari, ukubulawa kukaMongameli uTrump ngakunye kukaGeneral Hassan Soleimani wase-Iran kucishe kwasiholela kwenye impi engapheli. Enyangeni edlule, sibone uMongameli eyala izimpendulo zamasosha kubabhikishi baseLafayette Park ukuze akwazi ukuthwebula izithombe futhi sibone amanxusa oMnyango Wezokuphepha Kwasekhaya egcweleza idolobha lasePortland eshaya futhi ebopha ababhikishi.
Isabelomali esigcwele iPentagon sigqugquzela abantu abanjengoMongameli uTrump ukuthi basongele izimpi zaphesheya futhi badedele amasosha ahlasele abantu bakithi. Umphakathi waseMelika ukubone mathupha lokhu futhi lolu cwaningo olusha lukhombisa ngokusobala ukuthi bacikekile.
Isizwe sethu sibhekene nobhubhane olubulale abantu abaningi baseMelika kuneMpi yase-Iraq, iMpi yase-Afghanistan, i-9/11, iPersian Gulf War, iMpi YeVietnam kanye neMpi YaseKorea kuhlangene. Kodwa-ke, ngaphandle kokuthi i-coronavirus iwusongo olukhulu esizweni sethu njengamanje, iCongress isizogunyaza futhi yabe imali eningi yokusetshenziswa kwezokuvikela kunanoma yini enye.
Kusasa, cishe uzozwa amanye amaRiphabhulikhi ethi isichibiyelo sethu sokunciphisa amaphesenti angu-10 kulesi sabelomali singolunye ukuhlasela okuvela “kwesixuku esinxele” kuKhongolose, esifuna ukubukela phansi ukuphepha kwaleli zwe. Sicabanga ukuthi iMelika iphephe ngendlela abantu basekhaya abazizwa ngayo, futhi njengamanje njengoba kudlangile ukuntuleka kwemisebenzi, izigidi zilahlekelwa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo, imfundo engaxhaswa ngemali, kanye nemindeni ebhekene nokuxoshwa—abantu baseMelika badinga usizo lwethu.
Kaningi, njengamalungu eCongress athuthukayo, sizama ukuchazela ozakwethu beDemocratic and Republican ukuthi abantu baseMelika banenqubekela phambili kakhulu kunalokho abakucabangayo. Sikhomba ezindaweni zokuvota ezibonisa ukwesekwa okukhulu kwe-Medicare Yabo Bonke, Ngedili Entsha Eluhlaza noma iholo elincane elingu-$15. Amanani aqhubekayo amanani ajwayelekile, ngoba amanani aqhubekayo abeka abantu kuqala.
Kungakho iningi labantu baseMelika lisekela ukunqanyulwa kwesabelomali sethu sokuvikela esikhulu ngokweqile—ngoba abasawaboni amanani abo noma izidingo zabo ziboniswa ezenzweni zePentagon. Manje sekuthina abantu ababaqoke ukuba bamele izimfuno zabo, ukuthi sizwe bese sithatha izinyathelo.
Kusasa, iCongress ingakhetha-abantu baseMelika noma cha.
UMark Pocan (@repmarkpocan) uyilungu leCongress elimele iSifunda Sesibili sikaKhongolose saseWisconsin. Ungusihlalo ngokubambisana weCongressional Progressive Caucus.
Indlela yokusebenza: Kusukela ngomhlaka-15 Julayi kuya kuJulayi 16, 2020, Idatha Yenqubekelaphambili yenze inhlolovo yabavoti abangaba ngu-1,235 kuzwelonke esebenzisa abaphenduli bephaneli yewebhu. Isampula likalwe ukuze limele abavoti okungenzeka bangabavoti ngeminyaka, ubulili, imfundo, uhlanga, nomlando wokuvota. Ucwaningo lwenziwe ngesiNgisi. Umkhawulo wephutha ungamaphesenti angu-+/- amaphuzu angu-2.8.
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