62. Establish Humane Priorities in the Federal Budget

WHEREAS the present budget of the United States provides a grossly excessive amount of money for the U.S. military and related programs;

WHEREAS the Bush administration has given substantial tax cuts to the very rich while reducing funds for education, nutrition for children and expectant mothers, housing for those in need, medical research and care,

and programs which otherwise benefit human beings;

WHEREAS the Bush Administration received their requested allocation of 85 billion dollars for building permanent bases in Iraq, while they are closing veterans hospitals in the U.S. and increasing fees for medical care for veterans;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Maui Democratic Party calls upon the Hawai`i Democratic Party, the National Democratic Party and our Hawai`i and U. S. legislators to drastically revise the U.S. budget to allocate fifty per cent of the current military budget to programs which serve human needs rather than the war machine.