[hn_throawlles]

> even the defense department doesn't need 4.3 billion of anything

uhm. counterexample: they need more dollars than that

[em3rgent0rdr]

Every bullet gets its own address.

[agumonkey]

it's hard to make a bill communicate over copper wire though

[account42]

Not that hard really, smart cards are a thing and the chips themselves can be tiny.

[couchand]

need?

[hn_throawlles]

they are able to create the need.