In 2015, the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA spent $596 BILLION on defense. 

The next 7 countries--China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, United Kingdom, India, France, and Japan--spent a combined $567 billion in the same year. Exclude China from that list, and the US spent more than the next 17 countries combined. 

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Pentagon and government have poor accounting practices, so it is difficult to accurately say exactly where these taxpayer funds are spent. However, researchers estimate that $385 billion of this (over half the budget!!) is paid out to PRIVATE CORPORATIONS--from Halliburton to BP--hired to build, operate, staff, secure, weaponize, and stock the nearly 1,000 US military bases worldwide. 

Taxpayers endorse this. Is this the world you want? 

On the heels of reports that the Pentagon lost $6.5 TRILLION, we believe it’s time to re-evaluate our priorities.  

 At the Garden of Eden, we don’t support the global military-industrial complex in theory or in action. We don’t shop at stores, pay taxes, sponsor corporations, or rely on petroleum. We redirect our focus from systems that profit on death and destruction to build a healthier and more sustainable world for ALL!

www.intothegardenofeden.com