Lol you thought you were going to get student debt relief or better health care? Fuck off, more money for the war machine.
Bernie and the squad are gonna applaud this with standing ovation. "Sure we oppose military budgets most years, but this time RUSHHA "
It was a society that distrusted change and believed that it was destabilizing.
Time rly do be a flat circle
leadership of the Geek world
they were in charge of all the nerds at their school
Sparta persisted as a regional power for over 700 years.
If the United States lasts half that long, I'll be surprised.
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Excited to see this pass on a voice vote and signed into law by the Senate Parliamentarian.
I love how my dad gets frothing fash pissed off over people on welfare but he's absolutely quiet on his tax money going for this. Hey dad, how does 813 billion for the military help you?
"It protects my things from the dang communist invaders!"
Yo, didn't we JUST set that bar for military spending like literally a month and a half ago?
Yeah, but Biden wants more than what Congress has approved for the year. Here's the kicker though, because of inflation, the increase isn't as high as some of the other warhawks want it to be:
Despite the high top-line request, with inflation it is only a 1.5 percent real increase from the fiscal 2022 budget, a fact that will draw the ire of many in Congress who have pushed for a 5 to 7 percent increase, citing Russian aggression and continued Chinese military modernization efforts.
We're talking close to 900 billion
it is only a 1.5 percent real increase
So we're still INCREASING what we spend on the military after inflation...
Not to mention that the US is no longer in any declared wars.
Spending is increasing, literally immediately after the US withdrew from Afghanistan late last year (finally). If there was ever going to be a draw down (there wasn't), it was going to occur here.
The recent inflation is mostly from the cost of oil too.
Stop invading countries you blood thirsty fucking crackers.
Why even put a limit on it anymore? What's the point? Just give them any money they want, no ending, no limit to contracts. Let's do this right. Stop playing coy like you give a fuck about a budget.
Didn't he just get almost 800b while flushing bbb down the toilet? He's already asking for more?
