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Sanders Rips Lawmakers Saying 'We Don't Have the Money' While Backing $900 Billion for Military (www.commondreams.org)

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"I think it's time to tell the military-industrial complex they cannot get everything they want," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "It's time to pay attention to the needs of working families."

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[–] JiveTurkey@lemmy.world 60 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Our military budget is beyond ridiculous and one of the biggest waste of money are our own contractors. We've watched them charge the govt $1500 for a $10 bearing and the list of contractors has continued to shrink with a long list of acquisitions that have killed all competition. I can't imagine what this country could be if we spend half of that budget on education and modern infrastructure.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

did they fuck up and send you a rhodium one by mistake or was it just billed that way

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 17 points 22 hours ago

People are not even willing to learn how much they're being fucked. They wouldn't do much with the resources.