A Big Beautiful Bill for the Military-Industrial Complex

07/02/2025 Ron Paul

The Republican insistence on increasing military spending is the main reason Congress cannot cut taxes without increasing the debt, making cuts in domestic welfare programs, or both.

Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/big-beautiful-bill-military-industrial-complex

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