borschtisgarbo@lemmygrad.ml to GenZedong@lemmygrad.ml • 3 months agoWhat could ＄900b do for Nevada?imagemessage-square21 fedilinkarrow-up1131
arrow-up1131imageWhat could ＄900b do for Nevada?borschtisgarbo@lemmygrad.ml to GenZedong@lemmygrad.ml • 3 months agomessage-square21 Commentsfedilink
minus-squarebobs_guns@lemmygrad.mlhexbear18·3 months agoThere's no way an elected president could actually cut the military budget that much. Although I would certainly like to see them try. linkfedilink
minus-squaremultitotal@lemmygrad.mlhexbear14·3 months agoThis. The US defense industry is its own beast. I think if a president tried to cut 9/10 of the DoD budget they'd get coup'd. linkfedilink
minus-squarePeeOnYou [he/him]@lemmygrad.mlhexbear4·3 months agothat's only the earmarked budget too.. it typically takes in 1.2x to even 2x that amount.. so really it would be cutting their budget almost in half at most linkfedilink
There's no way an elected president could actually cut the military budget that much. Although I would certainly like to see them try.
This. The US defense industry is its own beast. I think if a president tried to cut 9/10 of the DoD budget they'd get coup'd.
that's only the earmarked budget too.. it typically takes in 1.2x to even 2x that amount.. so really it would be cutting their budget almost in half at most