Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 21 days agoWhat could the US get rid of to balance the budget and make prices drop very quickly? How is some trash or misspent money on thing we no longer need?message-squaremessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1message-squareWhat could the US get rid of to balance the budget and make prices drop very quickly? How is some trash or misspent money on thing we no longer need?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 21 days agomessage-square41linkfedilink
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 days agoYep. About 20% of the military budget is straight salary for enlisted/commissioned personnel. A further 15-20% is paying salary of employees with contracts to the military.
Yep. About 20% of the military budget is straight salary for enlisted/commissioned personnel. A further 15-20% is paying salary of employees with contracts to the military.