Re:NASA’s Mars Sample Return has a new price tag–and it’s co...
by theossuary on Saturday June 24, 2023 @12:28PM
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Interestingly we spend much more on military. Most people only quote the discretionary spend as the military budget ($751b in 2022), but if you look at the mandatory spend there's another ~ $250b in 2022. Things like survivor's benefits, VA, and foreign base leases/costs end up in the mandatory budget, which has the effect of both making US social programs seem more expensive, and our military complex cheaper.
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58890
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58889