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E5 - Military Tech Spending is Broken

The Merge

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What's the Biggest Piece of the Pie?

Of the $6.27 trillion spent on defense last year, 50% was discretionary spending. The other half is non-discretionary and that's where most of the debate takes place. Obama has said there won't be cuts to spending but savings will have to be found.

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