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lazy_eye

 Joker on his way to remind us that “11 billion isn’t actually that much” and that “war actually creates jobs”
65 upvotes, 10 comments. Sidechat image post by lazy_eye in US Politics. "Joker on his way to remind us that “11 billion isn’t actually that much” and that “war actually creates jobs”"
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___joker__

 How is everyone so financially illiterate to think that $11 billion is a lot in regard to nation spending? M4A would cost $30-$40 TRILLION over 10 years. Homelessness isn’t about cost so much as it is infrastructure, housing, and social services.
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Anonymous 2w

i dont agree w joker but i think its important for all of us to know $11 billion really ISN’T all that much in terms of the US budget or even defense budget, or the amount we’d need to enact major reforms like ending homelessness or providing healthcare. we fall into the trap of believing the government chose to spend money on war instead of reforms when that wasn’t actually the choice— more that war is quicker and relatively cheaper and reforms require more sustained effort and spending

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Anonymous 2w

We need a good dictator asap

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

and they just don’t want to do that

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

it’s not an either-or thing, it’s that war is profitable in the short term and reforms are not

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

11 billion dollars is a significant amount of money regardless of how much the government spends on anything. That’s 11 billion dollars that could go towards literally anything other than killing kids in Iran, not to mention the cost is only going up by the day

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Anonymous replying to -> lazy_eye 2w

i agree i’m just saying we need to understand the problem with the government goes deeper than that. it’s not that the $11 billion here is being taken away from possible reforms— there’s plenty of money for both but no matter what happens with war or no war they aren’t going to do any reforms

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

this isn’t a great analogy but it’s the best i can think of rn: it’s like if i spent $20 on a burger and someone said “you could have given that money to charity and bought 20 meals for 20 people” but i make $200,000 a year and never give anything to charity

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

the problem isn’t that i chose a burger over charity (although in this case the burger is an awful war which is very problematic on its own) the problem is that i’m an asshole who doesn’t wanna give to charity whether or not i buy myself a burger

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

Now that you’ve explained it thoroughly, it begs the question: is it right for the government to do that? No! Obviously! That’s the point!

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Anonymous replying to -> .gaia. 2w

of course it’s wrong that is my point too

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