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Doesn't seem like much of an impact then.
by thatoneuser 8y ago
Doesn't seem like much of an impact then.
- ceejayoz 8y agoThe government is currently shut down over a $5B disagreement, so I'd say $72B isn't something to scoff at.
- Jach 8y agoThe disagreement would likely persist even if it was $5M. I haven't heard anyone object to the issue because of its price. The US government spent $4T last year. So yeah, an extra $72B does seem like a drop in the bucket.
- ceejayoz 8y ago7-8% of our budget deficit is not a small number. $72B would let you triple the NIH's budget, quintuple NASA's...
- Jach 8y agoLooked at from the deficit, I suppose. Though I'm not persuaded by arguments based on what extra funds could do; there's a lot we could do by just rearranging the already ginormous amount the government collects. It's not going to happen, though.
- samdunham 8y agoYou don't actually think that's what they would do with the money, do you?
- dogma1138 8y ago$72 billion is more than the GDP of some EU member countries.
- CaptainJustin 8y agoIf the government received [1] $3.422 trillion in revenue last year, this could increase it at most by 2%. I'm not convinced they could achieve much with 2% more. [1] https://www.thebalance.com/u-s-federal-budget-breakdown-3305789 https://www.thebalance.com/u-s-federal-budget-breakdown-3305...