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Which is greater: the money spent by the federal government each year on social programs, or the global real property value of the 557,000 facilities owned by the U.S. Department of Defense?

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At the start of the federal government's 2013 fiscal year, the DOD's global property portfolio of 557,000 facilities was valued at $828 billion. In 2013, the federal government spent $2,279 billion on social programs.

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