Flying Squid@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 22 days agoSure, but how many books can you kill at one time?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square135fedilinkarrow-up11.22Karrow-down17
arrow-up11.21Karrow-down1imageSure, but how many books can you kill at one time?lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 22 days agomessage-square135fedilink
minus-squareRGB3x3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·22 days agoThere’s absolutely no fucking god damned way in the 7 hells that a Tahoe with Police shit in it $700,000. And if police departments are spending that much on a Tahoe, they need to be dismantled and investigated for embezzlement.
minus-squareKaboom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down8·22 days agoThey did not pay 700,000 on it. They get them for basically scrap value.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·22 days agoI hope you realize what you’re saying is that taxpayers paid less for the same vehicle the second time than they did the first time.
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·22 days agoThe police didn’t pay anything for it, apparently. It’s on loan from DoD
minus-squareTheLowestStone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·22 days agoBut, in exchange they pay to maintain it and the DoD can take it back any time they want.
minus-squareKaboom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down7·22 days agoWell yes. I dont see the problem with reusing stuff. Hell, isnt the motto Reduce Reuse Recycle?
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·22 days ago“Reusing” and “rebuying” are two different things.
minus-squareKaboom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down6·edit-222 days agoTheyre buying the truck from the military for near scrap value, its not like they’re paying 700k twice. And yes it is reusing.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·22 days agoSo it’s okay for the government to use taxpayer money twice for military surplus if it costs significantly less the second time? Is there anything else people should be taxed twice for?
minus-squareKaboom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down5·22 days agoWhat do you think most govt debt is? Is this your first time learning how one government department buys something from another? And its not taxed.
minus-squareCrashumbc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·21 days agoDo you have any idea how much it costs to service something like that??? You don’t take it down to the local garage. The thing probably costs 30k a year just in service costs.
There’s absolutely no fucking god damned way in the 7 hells that a Tahoe with Police shit in it $700,000.
And if police departments are spending that much on a Tahoe, they need to be dismantled and investigated for embezzlement.
They did not pay 700,000 on it. They get them for basically scrap value.
I hope you realize what you’re saying is that taxpayers paid less for the same vehicle the second time than they did the first time.
The police didn’t pay anything for it, apparently. It’s on loan from DoD
But, in exchange they pay to maintain it and the DoD can take it back any time they want.
Well yes. I dont see the problem with reusing stuff. Hell, isnt the motto Reduce Reuse Recycle?
“Reusing” and “rebuying” are two different things.
Theyre buying the truck from the military for near scrap value, its not like they’re paying 700k twice. And yes it is reusing.
So it’s okay for the government to use taxpayer money twice for military surplus if it costs significantly less the second time?
Is there anything else people should be taxed twice for?
What do you think most govt debt is? Is this your first time learning how one government department buys something from another?
And its not taxed.
Do you have any idea how much it costs to service something like that??? You don’t take it down to the local garage. The thing probably costs 30k a year just in service costs.