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2021-12-16 Home Front: Politix

12 weeks paid family leave, 17 fighter jets, eight warships, two nuclear submarines and a 2.7% pay rise: Senate approves huge $770BN Defense Bill

[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News]

The annual defense budget is a must-pass piece of legislation funding military

Negotiations dragged on this year over security concerns on Russia and China

The $770 billion total is $25 billion more than what Biden originally requested

It also includes a guaranteed basic income for qualified troops and reforms to the sexual assault and harassment reporting and justice system

Posted by Skidmark 2021-12-16 09:52|| || Front Page|| [20 views ] Top

#1 How much for the political komissariat? How much for CRT training and Ibrahim X. Kendi's "consulting" fees?

Posted by Merrick Ferret 2021-12-16 11:02|| 2021-12-16 11:02|| Front Page Top

#2 When inquiring minds want to know...DoD Budget Request

Posted by Skidmark 2021-12-16 12:58|| 2021-12-16 12:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Of course, when you have massive inflation and you're lying about it...

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2021-12-16 13:23|| 2021-12-16 13:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Back we go to the Johnson-Nixon era, Woke version. Guns 'n' ~~Great Society~~ Green New Graft = Stagflation coming our way ... BOHICA!

Posted by Merrick Ferret 2021-12-16 13:29|| 2021-12-16 13:29|| Front Page Top

#5 You get a fighter jet, you get a fighter jet, every gender gets a fighter jet!

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-12-16 15:22|| 2021-12-16 15:22|| Front Page Top

#6 2.7% added to a paycheck (adjusted for inflation) means soldiers are still losing about 4%, possibly more.

Now watch the congress vote themselves a whopper.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-12-16 16:50|| 2021-12-16 16:50|| Front Page Top

#7 ..well thank goodness that some nerd got them to finally ratify the 27th Amendment ....
"Delays laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of representatives."

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-12-16 19:37|| 2021-12-16 19:37|| Front Page Top

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