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> The federal government costs about $19 billion per day to operate based on an annual budget of roughly $7 trillion. $7 trillion is not operating expenses. Mu
by mmooss 4mo ago
> The federal government costs about $19 billion per day to operate based on an annual budget of roughly $7 trillion.
$7 trillion is not operating expenses. Much goes into assets that are retained decades or more. The Interstate Highway System isn't an operating expense.
- craftkiller 4mo agoEvery mile of road is an operating expense. Looking at a report from NY state: > Based on aggregate highway spending reported in 2009, the average statewide cost of maintaining a lane mile was $13,841. source (pdf): https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/highwayspending.pdf https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/p...
- telotortium 4mo ago> Every mile of road is an operating expense. Has, not is. Clearly you didn’t take Intro to Object-Oriented Programming in CS.
- craftkiller 4mo agoNah, I use rust so every mile implements OperatingExpense.