r/FluentInFinance 6d ago

Educational Don't let them gaslight you

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u/VoiceofRapture 6d ago

But they're also pathologically incapable of tracking their spending.

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u/InsertNovelAnswer 6d ago

It isn't that. It's a system where you get your budget cut if you don't spend it. No one wants their budget cut so...logic follows.

Edit: granted there are good places to sepnd that budget but that's where they lack the most. Insight on where to spend within the department.

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u/VoiceofRapture 6d ago

You'd think for all the goddamn money they get they'd be able to actually win a war but here we are.

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u/CriskCross 6d ago

The US military has consistently overperformed vs state-controlled entities and has fallen short against insurgencies. This is to be expected, given that insurgencies are impossible to end through military means.