Sahil Kapur

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, the $725.8 billion military spending bill for FY2022 is an increase of $29.3 billion over the FY2021 enacted level. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 18, 2021 Hibernated

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

Significant chunks of the military budget can best be understood as a federal jobs program — creating weapons the Pentagon says it doesn't need but which employ the constituents of influential lawmakers. Here's a good example via @johnmdonnelly: https://t.co/36HvxROHZ5 https://t.co/ITWdihyFq5 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 18, 2021 Hibernated

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

Some context on price tags: The $725.8 billion defense spending bill is for 1 year. The $3.5 trillion Build Back Better plan is over 10 years. Apples to apples, Biden's economic and social policy bill is less than half of what Congress wants to spend on the Pentagon. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 18, 2021 Hibernated