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by AuthAuth 13 days ago
a spec on the budget compared to retiree support, military and healthcare.
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Doesn't mean we shouldn't be frugal with how the money is spent. (I think this move is stupid.)
The cheapest option would be to leave them in place and stop monitoring. Removing them is costly, but prevents anyone from ever re-initiating the buoys. Like when they told NASA to burn up a weather satellite they did not like.