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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsShitler's military parade now estimated at $92 million - $80 million more than earlier estimate
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/16/trump-military-parade-expected-to-cost-80-million-more-than-estimated.htmlDumbFuck's military parade is estimated to cost $92 million, according to a U.S. defense official with firsthand knowledge of the assessment.
An earlier estimate pegged the cost at $12 million.
The parade will take place in the nation's capital on Nov. 10 and will feature armored vehicles, aircraft flyovers and period uniforms.
Squinch
(50,950 posts)letters and phone calls telling it you are boycotting.
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)dalton99a
(81,513 posts)fleur-de-lisa
(14,624 posts)Did the vendors and contractors up their prices because BLOATUS is getting a cut?
This is fucking ridiculous!!!
How about we give military personnel a raise instead? Or use that money to help homeless veterans?
This is some third-world shit right here.
FakeNoose
(32,639 posts)superpatriotman
(6,249 posts)Absolutely nothing.
Where are the conservatives?
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)But those deficit hawks in the Republican caucus are curiously silent. I just hope some low level office person doesn't inadvertently toss a paper clip into the trash.
Takket
(21,573 posts)this CANNOT be allowed to happen. We cant fund social programs but we can do this??? Where are the fiscal conservatives!!!!
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)CSA or Soviet?
dalton99a
(81,513 posts)Freethinker65
(10,023 posts)Not to mention all of the other cuts, but this parade is supposedly for the troops and not just a Trump ego massage. What a waste of money and military personnel's time and resources.
demmiblue
(36,855 posts)Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)The cheapest room on November 9 is over $1,000 which is about twice the average rate.
Maraya1969
(22,482 posts)idk maybe it might put a dent in this idiot's big ego.
ScratchCat
(1,990 posts)but doesn't Congress have to appropriate funds? I kind of remember the Constitution giving Congress the purse strings.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)Senseless and shameful...a $92M BJ for the most undeserving person ever.
tRump can try to couch this as a tribute to troops and veterans, but the truth is that each and every one of them would prefer upgraded pay and benefits.
BOYCOTT!
smb
(3,471 posts)procon
(15,805 posts)to indulge Trump's ego? Can I live in one of those tanks, you know it could happen, Tiny Tank Towns popping up all over America. Can I sell a couple of fighter planes so a lot of folks could get health insurance? Maybe we can scrap a few missiles for salvage and buy groceries or pay for school lunches to feed hungry people.
red dog 1
(27,807 posts)Every day we have to read about a new horror coming from this truly evil POS & his GOP enablers in Congress.
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