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Re:Togo made a digital government stimulus system in two weeks by tylerhou on Monday November 15, 2021 @07:32PM (#29234980)
They're not saying that the US spends $35T on defense, they are saying that the budget is so complex that the aggregate value of internal transactions (i.e. budget allocation flowing down to sub-departments) is $35T. They use this complexity to claim (without evidence) that some money must be being skimmed.

Not a fan of the amount the US spends on defense, but I'm also not a fan of arguments that make claims without any proof.

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Re:Togo made a digital government stimulus system in two weeks by WarChortle on Monday November 15, 2021 @11:24PM (#29236826)
> I'm also not a fan of arguments that make claims without any proof.

I'm with you but in this case the Pentagon hid the results of its first independent audit. There is no proof, but the fact they changed the rules to hide the results of the audit says all I need to know. If the pentagon wants to prove me wrong I'm all for it. Release the results and prove me wrong.

I won't hold my breath.

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