Summary This legislation offers a positive vision on how America can invest in our communities without raising taxes or enlarging the deficit. America’s spirit is weakened when our kids go to school in run-down buildings, and when our children don’t get to see a doctor because they have no health insurance, our nation’s soul is taxed. The Common Sense Budget Act offers a plan for America to strengthen our communities, while remaining fiscally responsible to future generations. Under the CSBA, America would 1) provide health insurance to all our children who lack it, 2) rebuild America’s crumbling public schools over twelve years, 3) retrain a quarter million workers, 4) cut our reliance on foreign oil in half over ten years, 5) increase funding for homeland security and medical research, 6) save millions of lives in impoverished nations, and 7) begin to reduce the deficit. Annual Funds Available to Each State for Schools, Healthcare, and Other Priorities Alabama $539,940,242   Montana $110,470,553 Alaska $78,119,540   Nebraska $208,245,751 Arizona $684,592,169   Nevada $278,275,093 Arkansas $328,078,468   New Hampshire $154,883,920 California $4,278,085,633   New Jersey $1,036,796,057 Colorado $548,428,882   New Mexico $226,847,911 Connecticut $417,585,164   New York $2,291,625,050 Delaware $98,968,858   North Carolina $1,018,005,223 DC $65,972,922   North Dakota $75,608,382 Florida $2,073,520,959   Ohio $1,365,768,787 Georgia $1,052,350,479   Oklahoma $419,962,832 Hawaii $150,514,513   Oregon $428,429,064 Idaho $166,059,161   Pennsylvania $1,478,672,669 Illinois $1,515,303,938   Rhode Island $128,797,630 Indiana $743,439,120   South Carolina $500,356,465 Iowa $352,133,091   South Dakota $91,879,477 Kansas $326,037,147   Tennessee $703,319,834 Kentucky $494,141,324   Texas $2,680,525,402 Louisiana $538,222,515   Utah $284,743,151 Maine $156,999,852   Vermont $74,062,284 Maryland $662,450,026   Virginia $889,116,772 Massachusetts $764,766,021   Washington $739,412,853 Michigan $1,205,296,055   West Virginia $216,367,174 Minnesota $607,969,503   Wisconsin $656,606,033 Mississippi $345,996,732   Wyoming $60,371,833 Missouri $685,877,485   US TOTAL $35 BILLION   The legislation n     Increases federal investment in programs that build strong communities here and abroad n Costs the American taxpayer nothing n   Uses $60 billion of funds recouped mostly by eliminating Pentagon spending on weapons systems designed to thwart the former Soviet Union which no longer exists n                    Maintains America’s ability to defend itself from terrorism or other threats. Of the $60 billion saved by the CSBA, $35 billion would be available annually for domestic human needs programs. These savings would be allocated to the states based on their population, so that every American community would benefit. The Common Sense Budget Act makes these annual savings and resulting investments: SAVINGS FROM THE PENTAGON BUDGET   NEW INVESTMENTS Program Cost   Program Cost F-22 fighter  $3.3 billion   Modernize & Rebuild Every Public School in America  $10 billion F-35 Joint Strike Fighter  $3.2 billion   Provide Health Coverage for Every American Child who Lacks It, and Restore $2 billion for Medical Research  $12 billion C130J aircraft  $1.6 billion   Support and Train Laid Off Workers $5 billion V-22 Osprey  $1.6 billion   Invest in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to Cut US Dependence on Imported Oil by 50% in 10 years $10 billion Virginia class submarine  $2.3 billion   Prevent Starvation thru Humanitarian Assistance $13 billion DDX destroyer  $1.8 billion   Fund Community Needs for Homeland Security  $5 billion Ballistic missile defense  $7.5 billion   Reduce the Deficit $5 billion Forces that are no longer needed  $9 billion       Space weapons  $5 billion       Future combat systems  $2.4 billion        Efficiencies in Defense Department $4.3 billion       Defense Department Research, Development and Testing $5 billion        Department of Energy Nuclear Weapons Production $13 billion                 TOTAL $60 billion     $60 billion These unneeded Cold War-era Pentagon programs can be eliminated while maintaining America’s capacity to protect our interests, according to an analysis done by Dr. Lawrence Korb (who served President Ronald Reagan as Assistant Secretary of Defense). Korb’s analysis is supported by: Vice Admiral Jack Shanahan, USN (Ret.), and former Commander, U.S. Second Fleet Captain James Bush (USN, ret.), commanded a nuclear missile submarine Brigadier General Dallas Brown, Jr. (USA, ret.), nuclear weapons authority Ambassador Ralph Earle, directed the U.S. Arms Control & Disarmament Agency Colonel Everett Riccioni (USAF, ret.), air superiority authority and former test pilot Franklin Spinney, former senior analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defense Admiral Stansfield Turner (USN, ret), former Director of the CIA