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minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilink-8•3 months agoThey’re legally independent, but when their budget is 80% American government, they’re effectively not independent.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•edit-23 months agoCan you cite a specific example? How did you come up with the 80%? “80% of our budget is affected” is not equal to “80% of our budget comes from here”.
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilink-4•3 months agoI took that to mean that 80% was directly affected, as in it came from this one US Govt program. But that’s also a valid interpretation.
They’re legally independent, but when their budget is 80% American government, they’re effectively not independent.
Can you cite a specific example? How did you come up with the 80%?
“80% of our budget is affected” is not equal to “80% of our budget comes from here”.
I took that to mean that 80% was directly affected, as in it came from this one US Govt program. But that’s also a valid interpretation.