P.M. BRIEFING : Defense Spending Helps Few Areas
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<i> From Times wire services</i>
WASHINGTON — Nearly three out of four Americans live in communities that pay more in taxes to support the Pentagon than they get back in defense spending, a study released today said.
The study, “Bankrupting America,” found that 321 of the nation’s 435 congressional districts are net-loss areas in the trade-off between defense spending and military taxes.
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