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7. DoD spending in MA is about 14 billion and about 100,000 jobs depend on it.

Wed Apr 30, 2014, 05:21 PM

Apr 2014

It would likely blow a hole in MA state budgets if much of that went to other states.

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Massachusetts Legislature Forks Over $177 Million in STATE TAXES to PENTAGON [View all] Octafish Apr 2014 OP

Hurray for State Taxes going to Warmongers Kick Octafish Apr 2014 #1

K&R woo me with science Apr 2014 #2

Relatively peanuts compared with DoD spending in the Bay State FarCenter Apr 2014 #5

We are talking about adding 177 million in state taxes to the Pentagon. Jefferson23 Apr 2014 #8

You are describing extortion n2doc Apr 2014 #9

I'm anti-military, but the practical realities here are simple. Xithras Apr 2014 #10

Then the cycle will never change. n/t Jefferson23 Apr 2014 #11

I know, and I agree with you on that point. Xithras May 2014 #14