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Re:Libraries have become a broadband lifeline for students by thomastjeffery on Friday March 31, 2017 @10:09PM (#14009986)
No kidding.

China, which happens to have >1 billion more people than the US, will be spending less than half of what the US is already spending (before the $50 billion increase) as soon as they double their defense spending.

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Re:Libraries have become a broadband lifeline for students by nyolfen on Friday March 31, 2017 @11:11PM (#14010190)
there's a few reasons the US is the most powerful nation in the world, and the world's most capable military is one of them
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Re:Libraries have become a broadband lifeline for students by thomastjeffery on Friday March 31, 2017 @11:35PM (#14010259)
I'm not arguing with that, simply stating that there is already an obscene amount of funding for our military. I don't believe for a second that it is necessary.
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