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Re:Why American cities can’t keep up with infrastructure mai... by refurb on Sunday October 04, 2020 @12:18PM (#24680117)
2020 US federal budget $3.863T

2020 US defense spending $0.636B or 16%.

That’s the lion’s share?

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Re:Why American cities can’t keep up with infrastructure mai... by jacobwilliamroy on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @12:25AM (#24694674)
It's actually 993 billion. And while it's not a full majority, it's definitely wayyyyyy too much. The overspending on military means other, productive parts of society are underfunded.
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