Spent in Vain: How America’s Military Wastes Huge Amounts of Money

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Spent in Vain: How America’s Military Wastes Huge Amounts of Money

Listen to the Trumpet Daily radio program that aired on April 21.

Half a billion dollars to buy planes that never flew; $36 million for a base that’s never been used; a plan for high-tech solar-powered bus stops in Afghanistan. The United States military waste of money is well known, but you may be surprised by the vast amounts involved. While some parts of the military are desperate for funds, others are struggling to find uses for equipment they don’t need. Trumpetstaff writer Richard Palmer examines this waste, as well the rot deep in the heart of America’s defense establishment, that these scandals expose.

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