NZ spent $113m helping build and use US military satellites
NZ spent $113m helping build and use US military satellites
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NZ spent $113m helping build and use US military satellites
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My guess is they chipped in so they get access to the US military satellite network for our military usage.
So that when the navy, army or air force are operating away from our shores they have a reliable way of communicating back home and to our allies.
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$21 per NZ citizen to pay for that. That is not pocket change considering its just one of MANY costs required to run a society.
That includes every child, pensioners, unemployed, disabled person and others. The real cost per tax payer is MUCH higher.
How's the public healthcare in NZ? Public transport?
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Yeah they're part of FVEY. I would assume that would be the case
Yeah, not to mention this $113m was spent over about 12 years, with the bulk of it in 2012! It's the kind of money the government finds between the couch cushions, it's not some crazy spend.