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El Supremo

(20,365 posts) Tue Dec 6, 2016, 11:27 PM Dec 2016

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If you want to know why our military budget is so huge...

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If you want to know why our military budget is so huge... (Original Post) El Supremo Dec 2016 OP

I see it more as overcharging for everything so those in the know can make shitloads of uppityperson Dec 2016 #1

if you want to know why our deficit is so huge... Javaman Dec 2016 #2

No, it's not. alarimer Dec 2016 #3

uppityperson

(115,681 posts)

1. I see it more as overcharging for everything so those in the know can make shitloads of

Reply to El Supremo (Original post)

Wed Dec 7, 2016, 12:16 AM

Dec 2016

money off of it.

Javaman

(62,534 posts)

2. if you want to know why our deficit is so huge...

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Wed Dec 7, 2016, 10:06 AM

Dec 2016

alarimer

(16,245 posts)

3. No, it's not.

Reply to El Supremo (Original post)

Wed Dec 7, 2016, 10:12 AM

Dec 2016

It's a slush fund. $125 billion unaccounted for and the Pentagon squashes the report.

It is a slush fund for defense contractors and lobbyists.

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