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Cattledog

(5,914 posts) Thu Dec 6, 2018, 10:24 AM Dec 2018

$21T missing in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs $32T.

$21 Trillion down a rat hole would have paid 66% of healthcare for all.

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/12/3/18122947/pentagon-accounting-error-medicare-for-all

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$21T missing in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs $32T. (Original Post) Cattledog Dec 2018 OP

The article points out there isn't $21 trillion missing. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2018 #1

I smell a Trump C_U_L8R Dec 2018 #2

No, 21 Trillion isn't missing. Captain Stern Dec 2018 #3

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

1. The article points out there isn't $21 trillion missing. n/t

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 10:26 AM

Dec 2018

C_U_L8R

(45,002 posts)

2. I smell a Trump

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 10:33 AM

Dec 2018

They are masters of "accounting errors"

Captain Stern

(2,201 posts)

3. No, 21 Trillion isn't missing.

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 10:39 AM

Dec 2018

The article doesn't say 21 trillion is missing.

It's even pointed out in the article that there hasn't been 21 trillion in nominal spending by our defense department throughout our entire history.

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