Borrowed money Quote by Dennis Kucinich
““In 2001, the oil companies, the war contractors and the Neo-Con-Artists seized the economy and added $4 trillion of unproductive spending to the national debt. We now pay four times more for defence, three times more for gasoline and home-heating oil and twice what we payed for health-care. Millions of Americans have lost their jobs, their homes, their health-care, their pensions; trillions of dollars for an unnecessary war payed for with borrowed money. Tens of billions of dollars in cash and weapons disappeared into thin air at the cost of the lives of our troops and innocent Iraqis, while all the President's oil men are maneuvering on Iraq's oil. Borrowed money to bomb bridges in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. No money to rebuild bridges in America. Borrowed money to start a hot war with Iran, now we have another cold war with Russia and the American economy has become a game of Russian roulette.””
About This Quote
Source Speech: Congressional Testimony, 2005
War‑driven spending drains resources, inflating debt and harming citizens.
In simple terms: War costs money and lives.
Key Takeaway
Demand fiscal responsibility and peace.
Themes
politics
economics
military spending
Mood
concerned
urgent
Type
political
activist
When to use this quote
- budget debates
- activism
- education campaigns
Key Concepts
budget deficits
geopolitics
public policy
Questions to Reflect On
- What alternatives exist to national security?
- How can citizens influence spending?
A Different Perspective
Complex geopolitics may oversimplify causes.
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