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It would be interesting to hear the benefits of the 1033 program to the military, and how the tax payer is really bearing the pain here. Is the equipment being
by riazrizvi 6y ago
It would be interesting to hear the benefits of the 1033 program to the military, and how the tax payer is really bearing the pain here. Is the equipment being sold at a massive discount to market, it seems so, but to what degree? Why does the Pentagon do it then, does it boost military funding? Is this program effectively a mechanism to get updated equipment into the military? Are there line items on budget reports that say “we donated $1mm to local law enforcement so we need to be made whole”?
- tertiary 6y ago> Why does the Pentagon do it then According to this [1] it was founded because of the war on drugs. It's purpose was very much to have militarized units that respond to drug offenses. [1] https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/08/new-documents-reveal-fearmongering-local-cops-use-score-military-gear-pentagon/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/08/new-documents-r...