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Icantblametheshame t1_j089r0b wrote

Reply to comment by Batracho in [OC] Cost of Carbon Zero - Historical Look At U.S. Funding of Fusion Energy by Metalytiq

Hmmm, it's more like 1.3 trillion, their own website has a much larger number than what your first Google number says

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Batracho t1_j08mlh0 wrote

$782 bn according to this at least, but I’m not an expert, I’m sure it all depends on what is included and what’s not.

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Icantblametheshame t1_j094ldt wrote

Someone just posted the actual budget which is around 1.3 trillion because that number of 782 doesn't account for their "awards" which is contract work they dish out. According to their own website their budget is 1.3 trillion

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Batracho t1_j0973x2 wrote

That’s a crazy number, not that $800 B isn’t already crazy. Thanks for clearing this out.

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Icantblametheshame t1_j09otfc wrote

This year's funding requests suggest that the total national security budget will come closer to a breathtaking $1.3 trillion.

They don't make public their awards budget, it's a staggering amount of our economy. And we all know how messed up those government contracts are. They have no problem shelling out 5k for a coffeemaker

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