• Antiproton
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      5 months ago

      An aircraft carrier costs almost nothing compared to the US budget. That’s not a useful metric.

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        5 months ago

        Less than it would cost for you to sell your body for sex? More than the cost of a single elephant? Less than 500 lbs of tulips during the crypto boom accounting for inflation.

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        5 months ago

        And this wasn’t the USA government. It was a city or Make-A-Wish. (I just have the tweet to work from.)