• TyrionsNose@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    But we spend nearly $200 billion just paying salaries. We spend the most because we are also an expensive country to live in and that means paying the folks who volunteer a decent wage.

    We would have to significantly downsize the military personnel and pretty much operate as homeland defense only.