Post #686157

It's absolutely wild that this kind of shit is how they waste our tax dollars. Then, they have the unmitigated audacity to tell people they can't have a treat if they're on food assistance. They tell us we can't have free healthcare for all because it's just too expensive. They tell us that Social Security is going to be insolvent soon. Fuck every one of these people and fuck us for letting them anywhere near power. "Per the analysis by Open the Books, in September, the Pentagon spent $2 million on Alaskan king crab, $6.9 million on lobster tail, $15.1 million on ribeye steak, and $1 million on salmon. Dessert included 272 orders of doughnuts for $139,224 and ice cream machines for $124,000 ... Furniture is near the top of the military’s wish list at the end of every fiscal year. Since 2008, the DoD has spent an average of $257.6 million on furniture every September..." https://www.mediaite.com/politics/pete-hegseths-defense-department-blew-22m-on-steak-and-lobster-in-a-single-month-watchdog-claims/