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This $7B is enough to fund the US Federal government for about 8 hours
by drexlspivey 2y ago
This $7B is enough to fund the US Federal government for about 8 hours
- EricE 2y agoYes, what a colossal waste - would have been much better going to charities.
- ricardobeat 2y agoChoose your charities wisely. The average is something like 66% of funds going to the actual cause, and it varies wildly between 10% and 95%+.
- bluGill 2y agoThere is value in those other things. Administration is an important job - while it is justifiably looked down on because it is easy to bloat, there are important things that need to be done. And those administrators really should have comfortable chairs, motorized standing desks (yes both!), coffee, and other those other little things that make life in an office better.
- edm0nd 2y agoOn the flipside, imagine if they gave $7B to an anti-government group or militia to perform a coup or attack another country... That could buy a ton of arms and equipment and likely enough funds to be successful depending upon what the ultimate goal was.
- lovich 2y agoA single person funding a government for >330 million people even for only 8 hours is pretty impressive. Gives off malcador holding the golden throne for a short time energy
- cmplxconjugate 2y agoI have a sudden new appreciation for the Lincoln Memorial.
- acchow 2y agoOr less than 2.5 days of interest payments on the federal debt