VeeMar 1

A single Tomahawk missile costs $2M
- We just dropped $200–400M+ worth on Iran.
- We’ve spent $1–2 billion just in munitions today.
- $2 billion would run one small rural hospital for 65 years.
- $2 billion could fund PBS for 5 years..
- $2 billion could put 45,000 students through college.
- $2 Billion could feed 2.5 million kids lunch for an entire school year.

... Imagine how big the DOGE refund checks would be if they had audited the military!

Show threada fish named dog ✡️♾️Mar 1
@VeroniqueB99 Okay I looked into this and for the record in FY2025 the _US NAVY_ spent _$7 BILLION_ on _BUYING NEW COMBAT AIRCRAFT_.
this is not a budget problem this is a "our military has too damn much money" problem.
Here are some of the highlights of what could be funded with that (based on the amounts that were proposed to be cut: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Fiscal-Year-2026-Discretionary-Budget-Request.pdf, https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdj2vldpd1do, $7 billion figure from digging into https://www.usaspending.gov/agency/department-of-defense?fy=2025)
(1/a lot)
Show threada fish named dog ✡️♾️Mar 1
@VeroniqueB99 In the budget request, among others, AmeriCorps, Corporation for Public Broadcasting (PBS/NPR), IMLS, Inter-American Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, NEH, US African Development Foundation, US Agency for Global Media (Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, etc), US Institute of Peace, US Interagency Council on Homelessness, Woodrow Wilson Center, Presidio Trust were lumped in. They cost $3.586 billion. Put together. With other things also. (2/ a lot)
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@FishNamedDog JFC 🤦
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