The U.S. Military Budget Is the Work of True Scam Artists

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<p>The U ite States is o track to spe more tha $600 billio o the military this year—more, that is, tha was spe t at the height of Presi e t Ro al Reaga ’s Col War military b il p, a more tha the military b gets of at least the ext seve atio s i the worl combi e . A keep i mi that that’s j st a partial total. As a a alysis by the Stra s Military Reform Project has show , if we co t relate activities like homela sec rity, vetera s’ affairs, clear warhea pro ctio at the Departme t of E ergy, military ai to other co tries, a i terest o the military-relate atio al ebt, that fig re reaches a cool $1 trillio .’</p>
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