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Debt ceiling hypocrisy: US boosts military budget while restricting food stamps for poor

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The Bipartisan Agreement to Increase Military Spending to $885 Billion

US military spending in 2022 was $877 billion. That's actually larger than the next 10 biggest military spenders combined. Washington spent more than China, Russia, India, Saudi Arabia, Britain, Germany, France, South Korea, Japan and Ukraine all combined. This is despite the fact that one out of six children in the United States is going hungry.

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