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Without their bizarre accounting, the actual number is closer to $2T spent. It's apples and oranges, but since people love making the comparison, the last 20 y
by legitster 5y ago
Without their bizarre accounting, the actual number is closer to $2T spent.
It's apples and oranges, but since people love making the comparison, the last 20 years of war would be enough to cover the cost of Medicare for All for... 6 months.
- cochne 5y agoWhy do you say the number is closer to $2T? I found this nice graphic, could you point out what is wrong or bizarre about it? https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/figures/2019/budgetary-costs-post-911-wars-through-fy2020-64-trillion https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/figures/2019/budgetary-c...