Lindsay Koshgarian

Lindsay Koshgarian is the Program Director of the National Priorities Project, where she oversees NationalPriorities.org. Her work on the federal budget includes analysis of the federal budget process and politics, military spending, and specifically how federal budget choices for different spending priorities and taxation interact.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Lindsay Koshgarian

Politics

Last year, you spent more than a month’s rent on Pentagon contractors
April 11, 2024 By Lindsay Koshgarian
A dollar-by-dollar look at how our taxes enrich military contractors — at the expense of things that actually make us secure.
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En español

El Pentágono simplemente no puede pasar una auditoría
November 30, 2023 By Lindsay Koshgarian

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Politics

The Pentagon just can’t pass an audit
November 30, 2023 By Lindsay Koshgarian
Right wing Republicans calling for cuts should start with the Pentagon which can’t account for $1.9 trillion.
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Opinion

Death and taxes: How much of your tax bill goes to the Pentagon?
April 20, 2023 By Lindsay Koshgarian
Our tax dollars should make life better, not go to waste. But the average taxpayer had to shell out over $1,000 for military contractors alone last year.
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Opinion

Trump’s giving diplomacy a chance in Korea, his critics should too
June 15, 2018 By Lindsay Koshgarian
But for the Korea talks to work, the administration will have to value diplomacy far more than it did on Iran.
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