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For some perspective, often this money and manpower DOES go into improving local infrastructure. New Orleans levies were substantially more resilient in the las
by jimmygrapes 5y ago
For some perspective, often this money and manpower DOES go into improving local infrastructure. New Orleans levies were substantially more resilient in the last few weeks as a result of the Army Corps of Engineers.
- foerbert 5y agoOften? The Army Corps of Engineers had a budget of less than $8B in 2021. The Army Corps of Engineers has three main missions, one of which is the civil side of things. I'm not sure how it breaks down budget-wise though. But saying money spent on the military often flows into local infrastructure seems laughable.
- southerntofu 5y agoJust because the military establishment is capable to pool together some skills/resources to polish its public image doesn't mean another non-militaristic public service (in whatever definition of the term) couldn't achieve same or better results.