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>"And we spend well over a trillion dollars on defense." That's just not true; the US Military Budget for 2025 was (USD) $768 BB. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
by nickff 6mo ago
>"And we spend well over a trillion dollars on defense."
That's just not true; the US Military Budget for 2025 was (USD) $768 BB. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_...
- BugsJustFindMe 6mo agoIt is true. The number you're looking at doesn't include all military spending. For example, it doesn't include the nuclear weapons programs, intelligence programs, veterans affairs, ... https://www.defensebudget.org/en/country/united-states https://www.defensebudget.org/en/country/united-states The VA budget alone is over $400B, and the intelligence budget is _classified_.
- idiotsecant 6mo agoSo when we consider school spending it's important to count every penny but when we consider military spending we can just neglect vast swathes of spending?
- 91bananas 6mo agoThey're asking for 1.5B right now