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by nielsbot 9 days ago
honestly, who gives a shit?

the US spends AT LEAST $1T/year on military—and a lot of that is used to murder a lot of innocent people just minding their own business. Cut the military budget in half to start and then complain about reckless spending.

I’ll also add: abruptly killing programs costs more than it saves. The DOGE fiasco at USAID for example—the unruly unwinding of their finances incurred huge financial penalties. (I listened to an interview with a USAID whistleblower. It may have been interest payments?)

These ignorant and greedy billionaires destroying the people’s government based on vibes… a sick joke.

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> the US spends AT LEAST $1T/year on military

The DOD has just requested a new budget of $1.5T for the military.

I know. “Make it rain!”

I was referring to the current budget which is already disgustingly large.