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ProfessorGAC

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8. A Trillion Directly Accounted For

Reply to cali (Original post)

Thu Sep 25, 2014, 03:16 PM

Sep 2014

Given the FBI (Justice Department) and Secret Service (Treasury) costs, there are likely some buried costs that just look like the normal cost of doing government business.

Who know, it could be 20% more than what we know.

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We've spent nearly a TRILLION dollars on Homeland Security since 9/11 [View all] cali Sep 2014 OP

Hey, we live in a trickle up economy. We're not allowed to worry about where our valerief Sep 2014 #1

The nuke industry's about to get their own $1 trillion leftstreet Sep 2014 #2

Lots of oligarchs getting richer from security theater liberal N proud Sep 2014 #3

It's the Greatest Show On Earth! CJCRANE Sep 2014 #4

These bullshit alerts scare people into supporting MIC defense spending. closeupready Sep 2014 #5

Massive NSA server farms ain't cheap you know! LondonReign2 Sep 2014 #6

The NSA missed the Boston Bomber, despite having actual knowledge and warnings about him. sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #7

The extremist groups have been openly using social media for years. CJCRANE Sep 2014 #10

seriously J_J_ Sep 2014 #15

A Trillion Directly Accounted For ProfessorGAC Sep 2014 #8

You beat me to it. woo me with science Sep 2014 #11

kick. to me, this is a big deal. cali Sep 2014 #9

70MPH boats to police No Wake zones don't stop much One_Life_To_Give Sep 2014 #12

From a post yesterday that sank like a stone gratuitous Sep 2014 #13

+1. great post cali Sep 2014 #17

Just think that trillion dollars could go towards something useful. Initech Sep 2014 #14

We're safer than ever! But in so much danger we need new wars! woo me with science Sep 2014 #16