Why shouldn't the US military budget be dramatically slashed?
People need better medical care after all.
With one we could have the other.
With one we could have the other.
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Tracos · 51-55, M
Think of all those jobs... All those families depending on weapons production.... The entire us economy would collapse...
@Tracos Think about the last time your job couldn't be restructured to fit everybody's needs better.
Is that possible?
Think about WHOSE decision created that job and why that is not necessarily written in STONE.
Is that possible?
Think about WHOSE decision created that job and why that is not necessarily written in STONE.
@Tracos I say doing this is thew only way the US will ever get its head and body straightened up in the same direction.
Tracos · 51-55, M
@Stilltryinghard problem is that the economic interest in arms production is too big... Violence is too important for major economic and therefore political players in the US... It's not about jobs, it's about political clout and shareholder value. Healthcare is less interesting, just like infrastructure
@Tracos Well what's YOUR vote on this issue? I want personal opinions here.
Tracos · 51-55, M
@Stilltryinghard my vote? Completely irrelevant in this case... But I reckon deep government investment in infrastructure, education and healthcare are much more beneficial for a society than dollar for dollar investments in bombers, f35 jets, aircraft carriers and the likes.... Weapons have no secondary economic effects... An icbm can only be fired once, where a railroad can be productive for decades