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Re:Apple becomes first U.S. company to reach a $2T market cap by stephanheijl on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @11:16AM (#24211225)
The US military budget is an expenditure that occurs every year. Apple's market cap is the expected value of all of Apple's outstanding shares. These are really not comparable.
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Re:Apple becomes first U.S. company to reach a $2T market cap by kaycebasques on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @11:28AM (#24211403)
If anything, the comparison drives home how big the US's military is.
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