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vlyons

(10,252 posts)
9. $119 billion is chump change
Wed May 24, 2017, 04:42 PM
May 2017

"For FY 2017, President Obama proposed the base budget of $523.9 billion, which includes an increase of $2.2 billion over the FY 2016 enacted budget of $521.7 billion. "

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States

Dropping late to avoid east coast news and late night comics? MattP May 2017 #1
I expect it will take up most of TV tonight underpants May 2017 #2
I forsee it not being very kind to the bill. Tommy_Carcetti May 2017 #3
Tune into Rachel and Larry workinclasszero May 2017 #4
top line numbers $119B reduction in deficit spending, 23 million fewer people insured nt geek tragedy May 2017 #5
Is my math right? DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #6
not quite geek tragedy May 2017 #14
My bad. DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #18
23 million additional uninsured? C_U_L8R May 2017 #10
So this thing is 'better' than the last one? awesomerwb1 May 2017 #7
Right ... but ... decreases the deficit by 120 million ... conservatives will love that part. uponit7771 May 2017 #12
they'll claim to love it, they don't care about the deficit nt geek tragedy May 2017 #15
That it's "better" isn't clear Jim Lane May 2017 #20
Won't increase deficit so the Repubs only need 50 votes in the Senste. underpants May 2017 #8
Yes, that's the only part of this report that they care about n/t Tom Rinaldo May 2017 #11
I predict they will get 50 votes plus Pence Freethinker65 May 2017 #17
$119 billion is chump change vlyons May 2017 #9
its a rounding error especially over 10 years uponit7771 May 2017 #13
Republican terrorists kill 23 million Americans workinclasszero May 2017 #16
Premiums will go up 800% for elderly enrollees octoberlib May 2017 #19
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