We’re spending just $226 per person on defense while the rest of the world spends $839—73% below their median—and that’s a disgrace when we’ve got families here barely scraping by. We didn’t sign up to be weaker than our peers; we want at least $780 per person so our troops, our borders, and our future aren’t left out in the cold.
The numbers behind the demand
Pledges (1)
“All Matterhorn Forward Bloc wants to make a self-reliant Matterhorn, although our economy is in a crisis. For this purpose, we initially made the budget plan by cutting the defense budget. But for some weeks, some illegal activities have been detected in the border areas raising a valid concern. Since, the present surplus has become 38.5 billion dollars per economic year, we have decided to increase the defence budget to the suggested without harming others pillars of economy. It may decrease the surplus a little bit, but still the country will have economic gain. The slogan for this movement: Stronger Defence, Self-reliant Matterhorn!”