While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” Republican (fascist/socialist) senator Thomas A. Coburn, of oklahoma, publishes his 2012 Wastebook, detailing 19,000,000,000 “dollars” in wasteful Federal spending.
NOTE: This amount is only 1.5% of the annual budget deficit–without accounting gimmicks–of 1,280,000,000,000 “dollars.” This again demonstrates that Republicans are not serious about reducing spending. So much for conservative Republicans!
[added 5/31/2022] Thanks to G. Edward Griffin for this entry.
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Authority:
“Law of the Jungle”
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References:
Government – Historical Debt Outstanding – Annual 2000 – 2015.htm
www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/pd/histdebt/histdebt_histo5.htm
Coburn’s ‘Waste Book’ details $19 billion in eye-opening government expenses | Fox News.htm
www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/15/coburn-waste-book-details-1-billion-in-eye-opening-government-expenses.html