Wednesday, March 16, 2016

The US Poured Taxpayer Money Into Terrible Construction Projects in Afghanistan | VICE News

Don’t tell me we can’t afford to educate OUR children and make sure that everyone has healthcare — it’s stories like this that illustrate just how much can be trimmed from “defense” and “military” spending. #FeelTheBern people…vote this guy in so we all get what we deserve. #Bernie

The Department of Defense spent $1.1 billion on construction in Afghanistan, pouring taxpayer money into dozens of projects that are shoddy, half-finished, and over-budget a full third of completed buildings were never even used.

https://news.vice.com/article/the-us-poured-taxpayer-money-into-terrible-construction-projects-in-afghanistan https://news.vice.com/article/the-us-poured-taxpayer-money-into-terrible-construction-projects-in-afghanistan Among the projects detailed at a Congressional hearing today were a $2.8 million storage facility that’s been empty since its completion in 2014, and a half-million dollar firing range built for the Afghan Police that “melted” when it rained.




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