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Sanders Rips Lawmakers Saying 'We Don't Have the Money' While Backing $900 Billion for Military (www.commondreams.org)

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"I think it's time to tell the military-industrial complex they cannot get everything they want," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "It's time to pay attention to the needs of working families."

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[–] JiveTurkey@lemmy.world 79 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Our military budget is beyond ridiculous and one of the biggest waste of money are our own contractors. We've watched them charge the govt $1500 for a $10 bearing and the list of contractors has continued to shrink with a long list of acquisitions that have killed all competition. I can't imagine what this country could be if we spend half of that budget on education and modern infrastructure.

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago

People are not even willing to learn how much they're being fucked. They wouldn't do much with the resources.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

did they fuck up and send you a rhodium one by mistake or was it just billed that way

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

It's just par for the course. There's a reason low level commands prefer to buy things off the shelf if they can.