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But this is also misleading because we don’t agree on what counts as defense, so we call everything defense. The armies of theoretical physicist working on new
by mensetmanusman 2y ago
But this is also misleading because we don’t agree on what counts as defense, so we call everything defense.
The armies of theoretical physicist working on new optical devices to study fusion could fall under the defense department if their work has some slight application for nuclear weapons, even though the economy benefits much more having a skilled workforce With strong science backgrounds.
- smegsicle 2y agocorn subsidies is national defense spending
- karaterobot 2y agoSure, but that defense spending number only gets higher the more we add on to it. The point is that it's not going to be lower than the debt interest no matter what. I don't think it's misleading to say that we aren't being told the upper bound of defense spending.
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- Eddy_Viscosity2 2y agoIts easy to parse this though. If the funding for these physicists comes from a defense source like DARPA or one of the many other places where defense funds research, then it counts in the defense budget.