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goatlover • today at 7:56 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

As long as the government doesn't spend trillions on fighting endless wars in the ME, while making it difficult for immigrants to become citizens, then over funding an agency to crack down on immigrants while claiming there is some sort of invasion, all the while cutting taxes for the super wealthy.


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rattlesnakedave • today at 8:04 PM

You could zero out the Pentagon tomorrow and still have to confront the welfare-state arithmetic. Social Security and Medicare alone cost vastly more than defense.

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tekla • today at 8:14 PM

Have fun comparing defense vs welfare/entitlements per year.

Link the comparison please. I already know what the numbers are

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