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i hated it at first, but then started to appreciate how it gives visibility on the cost of senator salaries and the military.
by 1oooqooq 2y ago
i hated it at first, but then started to appreciate how it gives visibility on the cost of senator salaries and the military.
- KoolKat23 2y agoIt doesn't really as our minds can't truly comprehend the population or volume of goods sold. Without that it's meaningless.
- 1oooqooq 1y agoexcellent point. but it's a start
- Jagerbizzle 2y agoUS Senators make $193,400 per year and there are 100 of them. This ~20mil doesn't exactly stack up to the ~1.8 trillion of US government discretionary spending (or ~4 trillion of 'mandatory' spending).
- 1oooqooq 1y agothe salaries are the least expensive part of their cost.