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Why American cities can’t keep up with infrastruct...
2020 US federal budget $3.863T
2020 US defense spending $0.636B or 16%.
That’s the lion’s share?
jacobwilliamroy
on Oct 6, 2020
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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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2020 US defense spending $0.636B or 16%.
That’s the lion’s share?