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Re:NY Times releases military surplus gear data on GitHub by greedo on Tuesday August 19, 2014 @06:57PM (#8200295)
Operational costs will prevent most of the MRAPs from seeing any use. 6MPG is horrible, and fuel costs are a big budgetary item for most public safety departments.
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Re:NY Times releases military surplus gear data on GitHub by dragonwriter on Tuesday August 19, 2014 @08:04PM (#8200502)
> Operational costs will prevent most of the MRAPs from seeing any use.

Or, alternatively, MRAPs will provide the justification for greater budget demands.

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Re:NY Times releases military surplus gear data on GitHub by baddox on Tuesday August 19, 2014 @08:17PM (#8200546)
Does the federal government not provide funding for their operation as well?
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