US spent 20 billion on air conditioning for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan which is a billion more than NASA’s budget. This tells you everything you need to know about America. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/air-conditioning-military-cost-nasa_n_881828
@yogthos IIRC the 2008 economic crisis was a similar case.. the bailouts were like ~20 times NASA's annual budget. The a/c in Afghanistan is even more embarrassing.
@resist1984 I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that a lot of that money didn't actually go towards a/c, reminds me of this gem as well https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pentagon-cant-account-nearly-1-billion-n403291
@yogthos ah yeah, aka the classic 90 dollar hammer scenario. Could be.
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@resist1984 I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that a lot of that money didn't actually go towards a/c, reminds me of this gem as well https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pentagon-cant-account-nearly-1-billion-n403291