| ▲ | nickff 10 hours ago | |
>"And we spend well over a trillion dollars on defense." That's just not true; the US Military Budget for 2025 was (USD) $768 BB. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_... | ||
| ▲ | BugsJustFindMe 10 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
It is true. The number you're looking at doesn't include all military spending. For example, it doesn't include the nuclear weapons programs, intelligence programs, veterans affairs, ... https://www.defensebudget.org/en/country/united-states The VA budget alone is over $400B, and the intelligence budget is _classified_. | ||
| ▲ | idiotsecant 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
So when we consider school spending it's important to count every penny but when we consider military spending we can just neglect vast swathes of spending? | ||
| ▲ | 91bananas 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
They're asking for 1.5B right now | ||