Deploying Troops to U.S. Cities Cost Half a Billion Dollars in 2025
Reason Magazine • 2/4/2026
Summary
In 2025, deploying troops to U.S. cities cost half a billion dollars. Maintaining a uniformed domestic security force is expensive in terms of life, liberty, and dollars.
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