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minus-squareRedGreenBlue@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·3 days agoWhere did the money go? Programmer salaries?
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·3 days agoThat’s a very good question. How do you spend $80billion? Zuckerberg makes Brewster look like an amateur.
minus-squaremadcaesar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoTax write offs. There’s no way they spent 80 billion, but they’ll claim 80 billion in tax deductions for the “loss”
minus-squareAckPhttt@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoThose are still rookie numbers. Pete Hegseth just spent more than that on ribeye steaks and lobster tails.
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoWell… Except he didn’t did he. Defence department spending has a bunch of black holes to funnel money into.
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoYes. And lawyers. And hardware manufacturing. And energy to run servers.
Where did the money go? Programmer salaries?
That’s a very good question. How do you spend $80billion?
Zuckerberg makes Brewster look like an amateur.
Tax write offs. There’s no way they spent 80 billion, but they’ll claim 80 billion in tax deductions for the “loss”
Those are still rookie numbers. Pete Hegseth just spent more than that on ribeye steaks and lobster tails.
Well… Except he didn’t did he. Defence department spending has a bunch of black holes to funnel money into.
Yes. And lawyers. And hardware manufacturing. And energy to run servers.