Wispy2891@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL the US Military operates a massive non-profit "socialist" grocery chain called the Commissary. It is taxpayer-subsidized and sells goods at costen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up1715arrow-down124file-text
arrow-up1691arrow-down1external-linkTIL the US Military operates a massive non-profit "socialist" grocery chain called the Commissary. It is taxpayer-subsidized and sells goods at costen.wikipedia.orgWispy2891@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square95fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·1 day agoespecially if you have 800bn funding it every year. half goes to contracters(which includes the stuff you mention)
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 hours agoValid, except now they aren’t giving the money to other countries, they’re just keeping it for themselves.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 hours agoWelfare as in giving aid to countries like Israel, Ukraine,etc
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 hours agoOh, yeah, I was thinking more like USSAID.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 hours agoI think it was 40bn but it was for bessenets friends who made bad investments there.
especially if you have 800bn funding it every year. half goes to contracters(which includes the stuff you mention)
Valid, except now they aren’t giving the money to other countries, they’re just keeping it for themselves.
Welfare as in giving aid to countries like Israel, Ukraine,etc
Oh, yeah, I was thinking more like USSAID.
I think it was 40bn but it was for bessenets friends who made bad investments there.
Roger that.