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Sanders Rips Lawmakers Saying 'We Don't Have the Money' While Backing $900 Billion for Military (www.commondreams.org)

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"I think it's time to tell the military-industrial complex they cannot get everything they want," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "It's time to pay attention to the needs of working families."

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[–] JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee 6 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm sure companies like Quest Diagnostics being allowed to continue operating after they defrauded the federal government are inflating those numbers. By a lot.

https://bergermontague.com/quest-diagnostics-pay-1-79-million-settle-false-claims/

How many others are pulling shit like this and conveniently don't get caught.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

nice to know they don't just fuck up my bloodwork, they fuck everything