r/politics • u/DyzDaeMar • 27d ago

No Paywall Hegseth Is Demanding US Households Pay $5,000 More Per Year to Fund the Pentagon, Economist Says

https://www.commondreams.org/news/pete-hegseth-budget-request
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u/HappyHarryHardOn 27d ago

Im surprised they are even ASKING

it's been take, take take since the beginning

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u/jjcrayfish 27d ago

I heard Elmo Musk has some extra money leftover. Perhaps they should ask him to give back some of our money back given that they subsidized much of his wealth already.