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minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 days agoi was mentioning the 62billion out of the 900billion/year. its seems very small if you think about how many service members(enlisted and officers) + thier families.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoWell that was the thing, they say defence contractors, but some of it goes to pensioins and healthcare.
minus-squareAlaik@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days ago2020-2024 over half of the military budget went to contractors. 54%. https://costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/paper/profits-war-top-beneficiaries-pentagon-spending-2020-2024
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoSources, nice! So 46% can go to pensions or anything else.
i was mentioning the 62billion out of the 900billion/year. its seems very small if you think about how many service members(enlisted and officers) + thier families.
Well that was the thing, they say defence contractors, but some of it goes to pensioins and healthcare.
2020-2024 over half of the military budget went to contractors. 54%.
https://costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/paper/profits-war-top-beneficiaries-pentagon-spending-2020-2024
Sources, nice!
So 46% can go to pensions or anything else.