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Batracho t1_j07hpfo wrote

Keep in mind that the Pentagon gets close to $800 b a year. Just for sense of perspective.

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GMN123 t1_j07xunb wrote

So that's how they got a fusion reactor in the basement.

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Icantblametheshame t1_j089r0b wrote

Hmmm, it's more like 1.3 trillion, their own website has a much larger number than what your first Google number says

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Batracho t1_j08mlh0 wrote

$782 bn according to this at least, but I’m not an expert, I’m sure it all depends on what is included and what’s not.

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Icantblametheshame t1_j094ldt wrote

Someone just posted the actual budget which is around 1.3 trillion because that number of 782 doesn't account for their "awards" which is contract work they dish out. According to their own website their budget is 1.3 trillion

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Batracho t1_j0973x2 wrote

That’s a crazy number, not that $800 B isn’t already crazy. Thanks for clearing this out.

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Icantblametheshame t1_j09otfc wrote

This year's funding requests suggest that the total national security budget will come closer to a breathtaking $1.3 trillion.

They don't make public their awards budget, it's a staggering amount of our economy. And we all know how messed up those government contracts are. They have no problem shelling out 5k for a coffeemaker

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hamonabone t1_j0bhoug wrote

A government can't just throw money at a super project to increase results. This budgetary allocation may be more in line with perspective than pure fantasy.

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