defense spending

3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Nov 20, 2021 by David Friedberg · across every show →

Everything said about defense spending, oldest first

Nov 20, 2021 negative
Insight
Friedberg: Transparent government budgets drive healthcare and education cost inflation
“It's and that's, by the way, that that's, in my opinion, based on everything I've looked at, the primary reason for the increase in education costs, because the government funds all the student loans, the increase in health care, the increase in defense, all o…”
David Friedberg Nov 20, 2021 ▶ 53:06 E56: Constitution DAO, Rittenhouse trial coverage, private sector efficiency vs the government
Nov 19, 2022 positive
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Chamath: IRA can shift trillions annually in US defense spending
“If you look at the IRA, that was less than a trillion dollars over a decade. Okay. That has the potential to shift trillions of dollars a year in defense spending.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Nov 19, 2022 ▶ 55:25 E105: Tech culture wars: Elon vs. SBF, Sabotaging Republicans with Trump
Aug 4, 2023 negative
Assertion Contradicted
US federal debt interest payments exceed national defense spending
“Paying the interest on our debt is a larger capital outlay for the federal government than defense spending.”
David Friedberg Aug 4, 2023 ▶ 49:43 E140: LK-99, Sclerotic establishments, Fitch downgrades US debt, Trump indicted... again
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