Wispy2891@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months 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-square97fedilinkarrow-up1748arrow-down126file-text
arrow-up1722arrow-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 · 3 months agomessage-square97fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·3 months agoespecially if you have 800bn funding it every year. half goes to contracters(which includes the stuff you mention)
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoValid, except now they aren’t giving the money to other countries, they’re just keeping it for themselves.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoWelfare as in giving aid to countries like Israel, Ukraine,etc
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoOh, yeah, I was thinking more like USSAID.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months 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.