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Originally Posted by Nathans_Dad
Exactly! Let's start with the Farm Bill...
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300 billion..................I'm with you on this one.
For comparision, what we spend on armor is only a fraction, and armor can save American lives.
Armor Forecasted Expenditures
http://www.defensetech.org/
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The DoD will spend $5.8 billion on armor of all types in 2008
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Fiscal 2007 armor spending was $3.8 billion
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Fiscal 2009 spending is estimated to be around $4.5 billion
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The supplemental accounts for 86% of this year's spending
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I heard it's booming business.
