No time for games with inflation in the next budget: Pentagon must be honest
With inflation soaring, Americans are starting to feel the pinch in everyday life. That could be even worse for members of the military, according to American Enterprise Institute budget experts John Ferrari and Elaine McCusker. In this new op-ed, they call for the Pentagon to avoid the usual games defense leaders play with inflation and give an honest accounting in the upcoming fiscal 2023 budget request. On March 10th, the US Government released the inflation numbers for February: a shocking 7.9% in the largely tracked Consumer Price Index (CPI). What is even more harrowing is that this is n...
Source: breakingdefense.com