Unyaka ngamunye i-Congressional Progressive Caucus ikhipha isiphakamiso sesabelomali esibuthakathaka futhi esibuthakathaka. Kulo nyaka bacele ukufakwa kuqala. Ngibathumele lokhu futhi ngaxhumana nabo ngayo, ngakho ngiyazi ukuthi bayifundile. Ingcaphuno:
“I-Congressional Progressive Caucus yangonyaka odlule isabelomali okuhlongozwayo ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwemali kwezempi, ekubaleni kwami, ngo-1%. Eqinisweni, asikho isitatimende esivela ku-Progressive Caucus esashiwo nokuba khona kwezindleko zempi; bekufanele uzingele izinombolo ukuze uthole ukusika okungu-1%. Bekungenjalo kweminye iminyaka yakamuva, lapho i-CPC iphakamisa ngokugqamile ukuqeda izimpi nokusika izikhali ezithile. Ngayo yonke inhlonipho efanele, lokhu kuvinjelwa kanjani kwanoma yikuphi okushiwo ubufakazi bezempi bokuthuthuka, kunokuhlehla?”
Kufanele ngicacise ukuthi lapho i-Progressive Caucus iphakamisa ngokugqamile ukusikeka okukhulu kwezempi, uGeorge W. Bush wayengumongameli, nokuthi i-CPC ngokungangabazeki izothola ukunengeka kokubulawa kwabantu abaningi uma uTrump egcotshwa.
Kodwa kuthiwani manje?
Ukukhishwa kwabezindaba kokuqala kwalo nyaka kanye ne-imeyili evela ku-CPC futhi kwenza sengathi ingxenye enkulu yesabelomali (esiya empini) ayikho nje. Yinde kancane isifinyeto kuhlanganisa, eduze naphansi:
“Ukuvikela Okusimeme: Ukukhuthaza Ukuthula Nokuvikeleka
- Yenza uhlelo lwethu lwezokuvikela lube lwesimanjemanje ukuze ludale ukusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo kwe-Pentagon
- Iphelisa uxhaso lwezimali ezimpini ezingalawuleki
- Yandisa imali yokuxoxisana nokusiza abantu ngamasu
- Yengeza uxhaso oluqinile lwezinhlelo zokuhlaliswa kabusha kwababaleki”
Leyo yinqubekelaphambili (eyisihlobo). Kodwa lisho ukuthini ngempela? Libukeka kanjani ishadi likaphayi webhajethi? Ingabe amaphesenti angu-50 kuya kwangu-60 asaya emalungiselelweni empi? I-“isabelomali esigcwele” usitshela lokhu:
“ISIVIKELO ESIZINZIMA: SITHUTHUKISA UKUTHULA NOKUPHEPHA
“Izindleko zePentagon ziphindeke kabili kule minyaka eyishumi edlule ngenxa yokutshalwa kwezimali emindenini esebenzayo. Kepha njengoba impi yase-Afghanistan isiya ngasemaphethelweni, sidinga amandla athambile, ashesha kakhulu ukulwa nezinsongo zekhulu lamashumi amabili nanye.”
[Qaphela ukuthi uhlelo lwakamuva ukugcina impi yase-Afghanistan iqhubeka amashumi eminyaka, nokuthi i-CPC ayizange iphakamise umunwe ukuyiqeda. Ngakho-ke, uma leyo mpi “ingasondeli,” ingabe sisawathola “amandla amancane”? Futhi kusho ukuthini "ukushesha"? Futhi ubani obulawa ezimpini “ezingokoqobo” “eziguquguqukayo”? Impi efanayo e-Afghanistan "yayisondela ekupheleni" ngolimi olufanayo ngo ngonyaka odlule Isabelomali se-CPC.]
"Isabelomali Sabantu ngokuzibophezela [ingabe ikhona enye indlela?] iphetha ukusebenza e-Afghanistan, ilethe amasosha ethu ekhaya, igxile ekusetshenzisweni kwe-Pentagon ezinsongweni zezokuphepha zesimanje esikhundleni se-Cold War - izikhali nezinkontileka zenkathi, futhi itshala imali ohlelweni olukhulu lokudala imisebenzi ukusiza abasebenzi ukuthi bashintshele emisebenzini yomphakathi. "
[Eqinisweni, iCongress kufanele iqede leyo mpi, kepha kulungile ukuthi isiphakamiso sesabelomali esihle sicabange ukuthi isiphelile. Nokho, kuthiwani ngempi yase-Iraq naseSyria? Izimpi ze-drone emazweni amaningana? Izisekelo ezisabalala njengegciwane emhlabeni wonke? Indima yase-US ekubulaweni kweSaudi eYemen? Impi entsha eLibya? Kungani kuphela impi eyodwa abantu asebezenza sengathi “isiphelile”? Sekushiwo lokho, ukushintshela emnothweni wokuthula kuwumbono olungile impela, yingakho kuyihlazo ukuthi, yize kuthiwa kunekhokhasi eqhubekayo, amalungu amathathu eCongress kuphela asayine. lo mthethosivivinywa. Futhi ziphi izinombolo kulesi sabelomali? Kungakanani “okukhulu”?]
“Isabelomali Sabantu siphinde sandise ukutshalwa kwezimali kwezokuxhumana, intuthuko esimeme, kanye nosizo lokusiza abantu ukubhekana nezinkinga eziqhubekayo eSyria nase-Iraq. I-Congressional Progressive Caucus ayikusekeli ukuncishiswa kwe-Pentagon okugunyazwe ukuthathwa kwempahla futhi ikholelwa ukuthi kukhona ukonga okunomthwalo wemfanelo okwengeziwe okuzuzwayo okungeke kulimaze amalungu esevisi nomakadebona. "
[Hawu. Uma uke wacabanga ngezinzuzo zalabo ababizwa “ngamalungu esevisi” ohlelo “olukhulu” lokudala amathuba emisebenzi, ungasho ukuthini ngokuphakamisa ukuthi ukusika amasosha “kungabalimaza”? Ngokusobala, i-CPC ayizange empeleni icabange ukuthi ngokusebenzisa noma ukunikeza noma yikuphi ukubonakaliswa kokuziphatha esiphakamisweni sayo sokuxhasa amasosha abiza kakhulu emlandweni womhlaba ukuze kuzuze amasosha ayo. Lokhu kuzenzakalela kumalungu eCongress, vele, njengoba bebekwe isimo sokucabanga ngemali yezempi njengoba kufanele ngenxa yemisebenzi eyinikezayo ezifundeni zabo. Kufanele bame isikhashana, nokho, futhi bacabange ukuthi bazoyichaza kanjani leyo nzuzo ezinganeni abazali bazo ababulawa umcibisholo osuka ku-drone yase-US.]
"Qeda Uxhaso Lwempi Yezimo Eziphuthumayo Kusukela ngo-FY2017 - Isabelomali sethu sikhawulela uxhaso lwe-Overseas Contingency (OCO) ukuze lusatshalaliswe kabusha e-Afghanistan ngo-FY2017 futhi lukhiphe i-OCO ngemuva kwalokho, konga amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-761 uma kuqhathaniswa nomthetho wamanje."
[Lokhu ngokusobala kulandela umkhuba odukisayo wokuphindaphinda yonke into ngo-10 bese ucasha komunye umbhalo waphansi wokuthi konke “ukonga” kuzoba “ngaphezu kweminyaka eyi-10.” Ngakho-ke ake sithi lokhu empeleni kungu-$76.1 billion. Lokho kuseyinqubekelaphambili (eyisihlobo) nesiqalo esihle. Manje, impela sizozwa mayelana nokusikeka okukhulu….]
"Sekuyisikhathi sokuqeda ngokushesha futhi ngokuphepha impi e-Afghanistan futhi siqede inqubomgomo yokuxhasa impi engapheli. Ukuhoxa ngokushesha e-Afghanistan kuzosindisa izigidigidi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukusetshenziswa kwezimali eziphuthumayo nge-akhawunti ye-OCO kufihla umthelela wangempela wokusetshenziswa kwempi futhi kufanele kuyekwe. ”
[Iqiniso ngokwanele.]
"Yehlisa Ukusetshenziswa Kwesisekelo Se-Pentagon - Sehlisa ukusetshenziswa kwezempi okuyisisekelo ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwe-Pentagon akuqhubeki nokufaka isandla kakhulu emthwalweni wethu wezezimali, futhi sisungula indlela eqondile eqondiswe kwisabelomali sokuvikela esimeme."
[Sawubona, khetha izizathu zakho ozithandayo. Kodwa zashonaphi izinombolo, kungazelelwe? Uyinciphisa kangakanani?]
“I-People's Budget izoqeda ukuncishiswa okulimazayo okuhlongozwe yi-Budget Control Act, kuyilapho inikeza ukonga okukhulu ngokusungulwa kwezinguquko, ezigunyazwe eziphakamisweni zenguquko yezimali ezinhlangothi zombili. Iqondisa kabusha uxhaso ezintweni ezibalulekile njengokunakekela omakadebona bethu, i-Congressional Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), idiplomacy ehlakaniphile, nokuhlanza imvelo kanye nezinhlelo zokunciphisa ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu ngaphakathi kwe-DOD Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan.
[Yilapho-ke umuntu okufanele aqale khona ukukhathazeka. Izinombolo zinyamalele. Ukusikeka okudingwa ngumthetho njengamanje "kuyalimaza" (futhi kukhulu kakhulu?). I-CPC ifuna abantu abaqeqeshelwe futhi abahlomele ukubulala nokucekela phansi basebenze ezinhlelweni ezisisiza ukuthi sisinde kangcono ekuguquguqukeni kwesimo sezulu. Ngabe i-CPC iyazi ukuthi amasosha angumdali wethu ophambili wokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, ukuthi ukusikeka okubalulekile kwezempi bekungeke nje “kunciphise” ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kodwa empeleni kunciphise?]
“Ukuzivumelanisa Nokwehliswa Kwe-Pentagon Nokutshalwa Kwezimali Kwezokukhiqiza Okungavikeleki – Isabelomali Sabantu sinyusa ukutshalwa kwezimali eHhovisi Le-DOD Lokulungiswa Kwezomnotho ukuze sisize ohulumeni bezifundazwe nabasekhaya ukuthi baphendule kumashifu amakhulu ohlelo lwezokuvikela ngokusiza imiphakathi ukuthi ijwayele ukulahlekelwa yinkontileka yezokuvikela.
"Izinhlelo zokuxhasa ngemali ngokugcwele njenge-DOT's Federal Ship Financing Programme kanye nokwandisa kakhulu ukuthengwa kwe-federal agency yobuchwepheshe obuqhubekayo emiphakathini ethintwa ukuncishiswa kwe-Pentagon kuzosiza ukuhlinzeka ngoshintsho olufanele kubasebenzi abakhiqiza ezokuvikela futhi kuqinisekiswe ukuthi isizinda sokukhiqiza sase-US sihlala sinamandla."
[Kuhle! Yimalini “ngokugcwele”?]
“Ukwenza Imodi Yethu Yokuvikela Yamanje - Isabelomali sethu sifinyelela uhlaka lwamandla amancane olunabasebenzi abambalwa ngokuncipha. Isu lesimanje lezokuvikela kufanele ligxilise amabutho ethu ahlomile emandleni awo okusabela esimweni esibucayi, ukuphepha okuhlakaniphile, kanye nokuvimbela. Amasosha ethu adinga ukuzivumelanisa nezinsongo nezinselele zamanje, ikakhulukazi i-cyberwarfare, ukwanda kwezikhali zenuzi, kanye nokulwa nabadlali abangebona bezwe. Akukho ukonga okutholwa ngokunciphisa amaholo noma izinzuzo zamasosha, okuhlanganisa i-TRICARE nezimpesheni. Ingxenye yabasebenzi bosonkontileka abazimele izoncishiswa kakhulu futhi umsebenzi wabo uguqulelwe kubasebenzi abavamile, ukunqanda “ukukhishwa kwabasebenzi” kwezinaliti okudala ukweqiwa kwezindleko. Izinguquko ezengeziwe zihlanganisa ukuhoxiswa kwengqalasizinda yethu yezikhali zenuzi yenkathi yeMpi Ebandayo, njengoba kuchazwe uMthetho we-Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures (SANE), kanye nokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwempahla nokucwaninga, ukuthuthukiswa, ukuhlola, nokuhlola (RDT&E) ngokwenza ukukhetha okuhlakaniphile kokuthenga. .”
Attrition? Ngabe-ke, bayakuhoxisa ukuqashwa? Abasho. I-Cyberware? Ukulwa nabalingisi okungezona ezombuso? Akuwona yini imisebenzi yamaphoyisa le? Ayinciphisi abasebenzi ngaphandle kokuthi bancishwe amathuba, ukuze "bangalimazi" abasebenzi? Kodwa-ke ukutshalwa kwezimali ohlelweni lwemisebenzi “enkulu” engeyona eyezempi okungekho noyedwa wamasosha ozoba nesikhathi sokuthola umsebenzi? I ISANE Act empeleni, “akuqediwe … ingqalasizinda yezikhali zenuzi.” Ivimbela ukudalwa kwezinhlobo ezithile zezengezo ezintsha ezihlanyayo “kwingqalasizinda yezikhali zenuzi,” ngokusobala ivumela “ingqalasizinda” ekhona ukuthi iphele “ekucushweni” kokuthi kuvalwe indala kakhulu noma kusibulale sonke.
"Hlola i-Pentagon - Njengesikhungo sombuso esingakwazi ukucwaningwa, i-Pentagon ilahlekelwa amashumi ezigidigidi zamaRandi ngonyaka ukumosha, ukukhwabanisa nokuhlukumeza. Sesidlulile isikhathi sokubheka imikhuba emoshayo ngokugadwa okuncane okwenza buthaka umbono wethu wezezimali futhi ekugcineni, nokuphepha kwezwe lethu. "
[Yithole? Lapho iPentagon imosha imali esikhundleni sokuthenga izikhali eziningi, ukuphepha kwezwe lethu kuba buthaka. Ngakho-ke, noma iyiphi imali egcinwe ngokususa imfucuza kuzodingeka ingene ezikhalini eziningi. Ukuyibeka emfundweni noma ezindlini kungasifaka engozini. Noma ingabe sizimisele ukuzifaka engozini? Uma kunjalo, uma sazi ukuthi iPentagon imosha amashumi ezigidigidi, kungani singabuyiseli okungenani ukusikwa kwezigidigidi ezingama- $ 20 manje?]
“IDiplomacy and Development – I-People’s Budget inyusa ukutshalwa kwezimali kwezokusebenzelana nentuthuko ukuze kuzinzise izifunda ezibalulekile zomhlaba ngokusekela ubuholi base-United States eNhlanganweni Yezizwe Ezihlangene, ukuphepha okukhaliphile, ukuhlinzeka ngokubusa okubalulekile, intuthuko kanye nosizo lobuntu, nokwandisa amathuluzi ukuze ukulwa nokwesabeka kokushushumbiswa kwezidakamizwa nabantu kanye nokwanda kwenuzi. Ngokwe-United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, inani labantu abasuswa ngenkani emhlabeni wonke selifinyelele izinga eliphakeme kunawo wonke angakaze aqoshwe kubantu abayizigidi ezingu-59.5. Isabelomali Sabantu siyakubona lokhu futhi sihlinzeka ngezimali eziqinile zezinhlelo zokuhlaliswa kabusha kwababaleki. Uhlelo lwethu lulinganisa kabusha izinhloso nezingozi ukuze sizuze inhlanganisela esebenza ngempumelelo yokuvikela, idiplomacy, nosizo lwentuthuko. Ngokwamukela lesi simo esisha sokuphepha emhlabeni wonke, ukutshala imali ezintweni eziza kuqala ekhaya nokudala amasosha angabizi kakhulu ahambisana nezinsongo zekhulu lama-21, i-US ingakwazi ukufeza izinhloso zokunciphisa ukushoda okukhulu ngenkathi ngesikhathi esifanayo ithuthukisa ukuphepha komhlaba wonke. "
[Akunandaba ukuthi yini eyadala ababaleki! Kulungile, yebo, kuyadingeka, kodwa ziphi izinombolo?]
Ekupheleni kwe Isabelomali se-CPC, njenge ngonyaka odlule, angamakhasi ambalwa ezinombolo zangempela, lapho ungathola khona, njengonyaka odlule, i-$ 6 billion, noma cishe i-1%, enqunywe ekusetshenzisweni "okuyisisekelo" koMnyango Wezokuvikela. Uphinde uthole utshalomali lwezigidigidi ezingu-104 zamaRandi kungqalasizinda, kanye namaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-68 ekwakhiweni kwemisebenzi eyengeziwe, kanye namaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-94 ukwenza ikolishi, hhayi mahhala, kodwa “elithengekayo.” Akukho ukunakekelwa kwezempilo komkhokhi oyedwa lapha, kodwa “inketho yomphakathi” eshiyiwe nguNkulunkulu. Kukhona futhi u-$1 bhiliyoni wokuxhasa umphakathi ngemikhankaso yokhetho.
Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwezindleko ezincane ezimpahleni zomphakathi kanye nokuncishiswa okuncane kwezempi kwenziwa ukukhokhiswa kwentela yezimali, ikhabhoni, izinzuzo ezinkulu, njll. Zonke lezi zintela ziyizimpahla ngokwazo. Kepha uhlobo lokutshalwa kwezimali ekuguqukeleni emandleni asimeme esiwadinga ngempela, kanye nokuzithiba ekubulaleni inani elikhulu labantu abadinga lezo zinombolo ezinkulu, kungavela kuphela ekusikelweni okukhulu kwezempi. Ukusikwa kwezigidigidi ezingama-76.1 zamarandi esikhwameni se-slush kuyisiqalo esihle. Kepha ukusikeka okukhulu kakhulu kuyadingeka kulokho okubizwa nge-Defence, ku-Energy, kulokho okubizwa nge-Homeland Security, ku-CIA kanye ne-NSA njalonjalo. Umkhuba wokwenqaba ukucabanga ngoshintsho olukhulu awuzange uqale ngo-Hillary Clinton ukuba nguMongameli. Kugxilwe ngokujulile eWashington.
