• 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    among the 5 US militaries, ICE is bigger than two of them combined:

    US NAVY: $292B

    USAF: $249.5B

    US Army: $179.4B

    ICE: $75B

    US marines: $57.2B

    US Coast Guard: $14.5 B

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      14 days ago

      Marines are supposed to be underfunded, they make do with less. They also pass their audits, unlike literally everyone else.

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          12 days ago

          There’s a caveat that money doesn’t equal effectiveness and mass hiring a bunch of randos isn’t gonna get you the best people.

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            12 days ago

            still.

            no doubt some contractors who kissed Trump’s arse are going to supply ICE with 1000$ toilet paper rolls.

            but even then, it’s a massive budget for what is basically a secret unidentified police.