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Lindsay Koshgarian
Lindsay Koshgarian is the Program Director of the National Priorities Project (NPP). Her work on federal budget priorities highlights the militarization of the federal budget and the corresponding lack of investment in people and the planet. Her published reports include analyses of militarization in the federal budget, from the Pentagon and war, to militarization of U.S. borders, and the militarization of law enforcement. Her work has appeared in outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, MSNBC and others. Prior to her work with NPP, Lindsay was a researcher at the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute, where she conducted state and regional economic development studies. She got her start as an organizer for Planned Parenthood in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She holds a Master of Public Policy from UCLA and a BA in Physics from the University of Pennsylvania.
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An increase in the military budget wonāt make us safer or more prosperous
Our most urgent crises ā including the pandemic, climate change, and racism ā do not have military solutions
With military spending at historically high levels, and with additional increases under President Trump, a ten percent cut is an overdue correction to the bloated Pentagon budget
The truth is that the reality of Medicare for All could actually save money compared to the current system, if deeper cost savings could be achieved
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Interview on federal budget process and politics, military spending, and how federal budget choices for different spending priorities and taxation interact
Weāve identified more than $300 billion in annual military savings alone that we could better invest in priorities like Medicare for All