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sandensea

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5. And in turn, our 'national defense' enjoys astronomical (largely unaudited) profits.

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 10, 2017, 10:57 PM

Aug 2017

While some of the $8.5 trillion in unaccounted for outlays may have gone to pay for black budget stuff, there's no doubt a lot of it was war profiteering and outright fraud, pure and simple.

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Canadians may pay more taxes than Americans, but here's what they get for their money [View all] applegrove Aug 2017 OP

Michael Moore and others pointed this out years ago. Good article though. underpants Aug 2017 #1

And in turn, our 'national defense' enjoys astronomical (largely unaudited) profits. sandensea Aug 2017 #5

Yep. "National defense" is really a jobs program. underpants Aug 2017 #6

Meanwhile our social safety net look more and more like Mexico's sandensea Aug 2017 #7

Plus, they have to pay zero in premiums to for-profit insurance companies. PSPS Aug 2017 #2

I call bullshit on this paragraph ProfessorPlum Aug 2017 #3

I never fully understood the "free stuff" mantra Kurovski Aug 2017 #4