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<blockquote data-quote="DriveInDriѵeOut" data-source="post: 3098375" data-attributes="member: 44954">&quot;In all, the military services reported $53 million in spending on marketing and advertising contracts with sports teams between 2012 and 2015.&nbsp; We find the tactics used by the military services questionable and the benefit to taxpayers undefined.&nbsp;In 2014, while the National Guard was spending millions on professional sports advertising, it was simultaneously requesting additional funds from Congress to cover a more than $100 million shortfall to pay its troops and conduct critical training.&quot;<a href="https://www.truthdig.com/articles/pentagon-paid-nfl-displays-patriotism/" target="_blank">How the Pentagon Paid for NFL Displays of Patriotism</a>Can&#039;t pay our soldiers, but we&#039;re damn sure gonna have plenty of flags and patriotic displays that cost millions and millions of dollars.&nbsp; Yay Murica&#039;!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DriveInDriѵeOut, post: 3098375, member: 44954"] "In all, the military services reported [B]$53 million in spending on marketing [/B]and advertising contracts with sports teams between 2012 and 2015. We find the tactics used by the military services questionable and the benefit to taxpayers undefined. In 2014, while the National Guard was spending millions on professional sports advertising, it was simultaneously requesting additional funds from Congress to cover a more than [B]$100 million shortfall to pay its troops[/B] and conduct critical training." [URL='https://www.truthdig.com/articles/pentagon-paid-nfl-displays-patriotism/']How the Pentagon Paid for NFL Displays of Patriotism[/URL] Can't pay our soldiers, but we're damn sure gonna have plenty of flags and patriotic displays that cost millions and millions of dollars. Yay Murica'! [/QUOTE]

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