By World BEYOND War, Ngo-September 17, i-2021
Isikhathi sokuqeda impi esibhekwa kabanzi njengenhlekelele yeminyaka engama-20, usichithile $ 21 isigidintathu kwezempi phakathi naleyo minyaka engama-20, futhi umzuzu lapho umbuzo omkhulu weCongressal kwabezindaba ukuthi ngabe i-United States ingakwazi yini ukukhokhela u- $ 3.5 trillion ngaphezu kweminyaka eyishumi ngezinto ezingezona ezempi, akusona isikhathi sokukhulisa ukusetshenziswa kwempi, noma ukuyigcina kude ukude ezingeni layo lamanje.
Izingxenyana ezincane zokusetshenziswa kwezempi zase-US ongakwenza umhlaba omuhle e-United States nasemhlabeni jikelele, futhi izingozi ezimbi kakhulu esibhekene nazo ziyakhuliswa, azithuthukisiwe, yizo. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukuwohloka kwemvelo, inhlekelele yenuzi, ubhadane lwezifo nobumpofu. Ngisho nangemibandela yezomnotho engabazisayo, ukusetshenziswa kwemali kwezempi kuyi- vula, hhayi ukukhushulwa.
Impi ivame ukuboshelwa "kwinkululeko," kanti uhulumeni wase-US njengamanje uhlela ingqungquthela yamazwe omhlaba ngentando yeningi noma ngabe ukuzivikela iningi lohulumeni abacindezela kakhulu emhlabeni. Kepha ukusebenzisa intando yeningi kuhulumeni wase-US kuzonciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwezempi ngokusho i-poll ngemuva i-poll ngemuva i-poll ngemuva i-poll. Ngonyaka odlule amalungu e-93 e-US Congress avotela ukwehlisa ingxenye yePentagon yemali yezempi yase-US ngo-10%. Kwabangu-85 kulabo abangu-93 ababemele ukhetho kabusha, abangama-85 baphinde baqokwa.
Isidingo sethu kumalungu eNdlu yase-US naseSenate ukuzibophezela esidlangalaleni ekuvoteni u-NO kuMthetho Kazwelonke Wokugunyazwa Kwezokuvikela uma uxhasa noma yini engaphezulu kwama-90% yalokho eyakuxhasa ngonyaka odlule. Sifuna ukubona lezo zibophezelo zenziwa obala nangokugcizelela, ngemizamo yokuhlanganisa ozakwabo ukuba benze okufanayo. Ukuthi ayikho ikhokhasi ye-US Congress okwamanje ethatha lesi senzo kuyihlazo.
Ukuthi amanye amalungu eCongress athi afuna ukusetshenziswa kwezempi ancishiswe ukwamukela ukwanda okuphakanyiswe nguMongameli uJoe Biden ngenkathi ephikisana nokwenyuka kuphela okuphakanyiswe ngamakomidi e-Congressional kuyabheda. Abaningi Okuningi abantu bafa emhlabeni impilo yabo ebingasindiswa ngokuqondisa kabusha ingxenye yemali yezempi kunababulawa ezimpini.
Sithanda ukubona u-cosponsor wamaLungu eNdlu u-H.Res.476, isixazululo esingazibophezeli esiphakamisa ukukhipha u- $ 350 billion kwisabelomali sePentagon. Kepha ize ithole ithuba lokudlula zombili lezi zindlu, lokho kuvunyelwa ngeke kusithokozise kakhulu. Sithanda ukubabona bevotela izichibiyelo zokuqeda ukwenyuka kweCongress of $ 25 billion, kanye nokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwemali kuye kuma-90% ezingeni lanyakenye. Kepha kuze kube lezo zinguquko zibeka ethubeni lokuphasa, sizoshaya ihlombe buthule.
Uma amaRephabliki ephikisana ne-NDAA endlini eyodwa yeCongress (ngenxa yezizathu zabo ezixakile), kungathatha kuphela idlanzana lamaDemokhrasi aphikelela ekwehliseni imali yokumisa noma yokwakha kabusha umthethosivivinywa. Ngakho-ke isidingo sethu: zibophezele manje ukuvota ngokumelene ne-NDAA kuze kube yilapho ukusetshenziswa kwezempi kwehla ngo - okungenani - 10%. Yenza lokho kuzibophezela okulula. Ngemuva kwalokho sizokubonga ngokusuka ezinhliziyweni zethu.
