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Re:The US has spent $1.5 trillion on war since Sept 11 attacks by dnomad on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @10:32AM (#17960035)
Yeah this number is way off. A better estimate is 5-6 trillion and many will say that's also likely too low. A solid estimate, when you factor in excessive defense spending that wasn't technically spent on one war, is 10+ trillion dollars.

The funny thing is that many Americans are perfectly happy with this... but if you bring up, say, universal healthcare they rage against the very idea of the government spending so much money.

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Re:The US has spent $1.5 trillion on war since Sept 11 attacks by lolsal on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @11:34AM (#17960648)
> The funny thing is that many Americans are perfectly happy with this... but if you bring up, say, universal healthcare they rage against the very idea of the government spending so much money.

You're over-simplifying the healthcare issue. It's not just about money. It's about individual rights and responsibility of the government.

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