A Peace Dividend for All

Peace is not weakness — it is the courage to choose life over profit and humanity over war.

I am proposing a Peace Dividend, paid for by cuts to our bloated military budget. The Peace Dividend is a $1,000 annual payment to every adult American, delivered at Thanksgiving, funded by redirecting a portion of our ever-growing military budget. 

Since 2020, Pentagon spending has increased by more than $140 billion per year — even as families face rising costs for food, housing, and healthcare. The Peace Dividend ensures that when our nation chooses de-escalation over endless war, the benefits are shared directly with the people.

Reversing the most recent Pentagon budget increase by Trump, $160 billion, would more than pay for the Peace Dividend. The increase for Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion budget would pay for the peace dividend more than 3 times.

It’s simple, universal, and practical: fewer blank checks for militarization, and a material investment in working families, local economies, and national well-being.