Re:US Army applying new areas of math
by bshipp on Thursday March 21, 2019 @06:29PM
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Having a military is kind of like having house insurance. you wish you didn't have to spend the money on it, you hope you never have to actually use it, but it would be very irresponsible not to have it.
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Re:US Army applying new areas of math
by awakeasleep on Thursday March 21, 2019 @06:44PM
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Its more like buying a very expensive hammer, and “everything looks like a nail”
See: afganistan, expanding africom, iraq, etc
Sometimes my kids act up, so I smash a hole in the fence and call in my home insurance, which kills all the neighbors (and some of the kids).
ie we spend a third of all our tax revenue on housing insurance
where is this "third" figure coming from?
Right here:
https://www.nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-bud...
except it's actually 1/6.
it's a poor proxy for "a lot"
I figured. I admit I tend to be pedantic about the US military spending figure because, while huge, it is not nearly as large a portion of govt spending as most people think.
As long as you realize everyone feels that exact way.
Re:US Army applying new areas of math
by throwaaaway1231 on Thursday March 21, 2019 @08:03PM
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Everyone does, we know.