• SCB@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    What I’m saying is that they say “give $X of aid” but really they’re giving $X worth of munitions and equipment they already have.

    Money on a computer is still money

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      11 months ago

      Actually no. It it not always physical goods. Most often it’s a line of credit, basically a way for the government to kick back more funds to contractors that then kick back to bureaucrats and politicians.