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by philanthropist 3250 days ago
Still to be charged at the full rate to the student, of course. This is just to get them started.

I have to say, out of all the things the DoD pays for with its massive budget, things like paying the NFL to fly F16s over stadiums, or TV ads, or sponsoring college courses are what really grinds my gears.
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KekDemaga 3250 days ago
>things like paying the NFL to fly F16s over stadiums

Actually those are training flights that pilots volunteer to move to coincide with the event. The net cost to the tax payer is zero as those flights would of simply happened on another day. If you have an event you can request a fly over yourself.

http://www.airshows.pa.hq.af.mil/PublicSite/Index.cfm?fwa=ho...

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opportune 3250 days ago
I have no problem with them sponsoring college courses. Nobody is forcing anybody to take those courses, and if a particular subject domain is important for national defense purposes, it makes sense for the military to subsidize its study.
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SomeStupidPoint 3250 days ago
I don't understand how the third is like the other two examples -- you seem to be implying it is, but I don't see it.

Could you elaborate?

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