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US Will Boost Funding for Military Adventures at the Expense of Public
Submitted by Persona non grata on Mon, 2013-01-07 00:00
Think of it this way. The US is currently running a $1.3 trillion deficit (that is federal spending less tax revenue). That deficit, significantly one must note, almost exactly matches the amount that is being spent annually on the US military, and on military/intelligence-related activities.--Peace through superior deficit spending--
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