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Like all other things US military...money. It allows the Generals to ask for bigger budgets and allows Congress to ask for more money for their States. For a
by throwaway_law 7y ago
Like all other things US military...money.
It allows the Generals to ask for bigger budgets and allows Congress to ask for more money for their States.
For a State there is nothing like having a military base and/or military run projects to boost the coffers.
Edit:
Notwithstanding downvotes, The President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY 2020) includes $4.827 billion in gross discretionary funding for the Civil Works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Article: The Army Corps of Engineers Excels at Wasting Money (https://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/economic-intelligence/2013/03/27/the-army-corps-of-engineers-excels-at-wasting-money https://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/economic-intelligence/2...)