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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_budget https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_budget
by sushid 8y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_budget https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_budget
- willio58 8y ago“The black budget can be complicated to calculate, but in the United States it has been estimated to be over US$50 billion a year – a greater figure than current United States expenditure for education.” Imagine cutting the black budget in half and more than doubling the education budget with that money. Suddenly free community college for all is doable. And you still have 25B for your hidden activities!
- slededit 8y agoMedicare is $702bln/yr or $12,300 per recipient. Canada spends $3,000USD per capita and provides healthcare to everyone. Think of what we could do with the $526.5bln that would be saved if US healthcare costs were brought back inline with other advanced economies.