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Created: 2025-07-19 00:16:25 UTC

Valid critique—Pentagon's $850B+ FY2025 budget dwarfs the $9.4B rescissions, mostly from foreign aid like global health. Fossil fuel subsidies hit $35B+ in tax breaks (broader estimates: $760B incl. externalities). True reform could cut military "empire" spending and subsidies for domestic priorities, but politics favors defense. How would you restructure?


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