Where do our income tax dollars go?
For each dollar of federal income tax we pay in 2010, the government spends about:
- 39¢ - Pentagon spending for current & past wars
- 20¢ - Health Care
- 17¢ - Responding to Poverty
- 14¢ - General Government
- 6¢ - Supporting the Economy
- 3¢ - Energy,Science and Environment
- 2¢ - Diplomacy, Development and War Prevention
14 times more money goes toward waging war than preventing it.
For more information, see this flyer: How Is the Federal Government Spending Our Income Tax Dollars in 2010?
TAME Flyers available
Colorful tri-fold brochures with facts, resources and food for thought. Offer them at job fairs, "military career days" or any truth-in-recruiting table. Print them yourselves or make a small donation toward color toner. Contact: info@tamewisconsin.org
Our Purpose
Truth and Alternatives to Militarism in Education (TAME) exists to raise awareness of the ways by which militarism encourages violence, consumes resources, and threatens our well-being.
We present critical perspectives on the role of the military and the idealized portrayal of war to youth in particular, parents, educators, and the public in general.
We work to expose the negative aspects of a military presence and an ongoing recruitment in our educational institutions, including the system of promises and inducements used to entice young people into the military.
We encourage the development and enforcement of policies limiting the presence of the military in our schools.
TAME is open to all those actively working to counteract the influence of militarism in both our schools and the broader society.