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Originally posted by jeffeosso:
i think it's time to reboot the f15, f16, a10, and f18 --

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What are some other things that $1.45 trillion could buy?

1. A $4,500 present for every single American

Simple math says that $1.45 trillion divvied up 320 million ways would be enough for everyone to buy a used car from the early 2000s. Or Uncle Sam could just cut each of us a check for $4,500.

2. Four years of picking up the tab on health insurance premiums

According to Kaiser Permanente, the average individual premium is $1,070. Spread out to every citizen, that’s four years of premiums.

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3. Instantly wipe out all student loan debt

All current student loan debt represents a staggering $1.3 trillion. If the F-35 were used to take care of the bill, there would even be $150 billion left over—which is enough to wipe out 20% of all credit card debt in the U.S.

4. Fix half of our crumbling infrastructure

$1.45 trillion would have been enough to address 40% of the improvements needed for our national infrastructure.

5. Skip paying for the rest of the military for two years

The U.S. defense budget is around $636 billion, so saving $1.45 trillion would have saved us a couple years by the time the program would have ended