About this episode

Chris Markowski discusses the implications of a proposed $1.5 trillion military budget and questions the allocation of those funds.

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Calls are growing to push America’s military budget to $1.5 trillion, but Chris asks where all that money is really going. From Pentagon waste to defense-funded think tanks, he argues taxpayers should follow the money before Washington pours even more into the military-industrial complex.

People in this episode

Host: Chris Markowski

Topics covered

• military budget
• Pentagon waste
• defense funding
• taxpayer money
• military-industrial complex

Keywords

• military budget
• Pentagon
• defense
• taxpayer
• waste
• think tanks
• military-industrial complex

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pentagon, military-industrial complex

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