If there's ever been a time to speak up for change and a new direction, it's this summer.
Yes, there's an election coming up. But, it's also the right time to send our representatives a message about getting their priorities straight.
Every fall, Congress decides how to spend billions of our tax dollars. Throughout the year, our legislators pass dozens of bills "authorizing" spending; but that money isn't actually made available for various programs and projects until it is "appropriated" through a set of bills passed every fall.
So, this summer we'll focus our attention on where all of our tax dollars are going--hint: about $10 billion every month to Iraq--and all the opportunities we're missing to invest in a progressive future.
We'll be working to send our leaders a strong message: it's time to change course.
Check out this cool site, which calculates that tradeoffs we're making by spending our money on the war.
Then, come back to our site for more on why we need to shift priorities--and opportunities to get involved with our campaign.
