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Re:US Army applying new areas of math by leetcrew on Thursday March 21, 2019 @09:14PM (#19458878)
where is this "third" figure coming from?
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Re:US Army applying new areas of math by gweinberg on Thursday March 21, 2019 @10:08PM (#19459087)
Right here: https://www.nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-bud... except it's actually 1/6.
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Re:US Army applying new areas of math by asdffdsa on Friday March 22, 2019 @01:35PM (#19464848)
it's a poor proxy for "a lot"
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Re:US Army applying new areas of math by leetcrew on Friday March 22, 2019 @01:58PM (#19465099)
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.
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