[lesuorac]

Those bases are a great source of income for the local economy.

There's a reason despite the US military routinely asking congress to close down local bases and consolidate buildings to decrease costs that congress never lets them. That's money their district no longer gets!

[jacooper]

I hope this is sarcasm.

[lesuorac]

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/14/base-closings-hot-potato-iss...

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