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Re: Some Context: Solyndra Investment Versus Military Boondoggles

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Another case in point (sort of looks like a palace that a Middle-Eastern dictator would build for himself):

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Some Context: Solyndra Investment Versus Military Boondoggles
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Fri, 16 Sep 11 8:57 PM
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Some Context: Solyndra Investment Versus Military Boondoggles

by Philip Bump | 11:15 am, September 16th, 2011

Science writer Chris Mims this morning wondered how the Solyndra investment of $535 million compared to some of the military’s biggest investments that didn’t pan out.

So I looked it up. Using this chart from the New York Times for reference, I created the chart below.

I believe it speaks for itself.
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