Biden announces $250 million in military aid to Ukraine, final package of 2023
Biden announces $250 million in military aid to Ukraine, final package of 2023
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Biden announces $250 million in military aid to Ukraine, final package of 2023
I'd prefer that money remain in the USA and pay for healthcare, infrastructure, and student loan debt relief.
It's incredible how disrespectful you had to word your reply to get your point across.
Paid for by what? Say that part again.
Don't worry, it actually remains in the USA. Part of it is money that was already spent decades ago for equipment that supposed to be retired, the other part is being put into US economy as the USA is producing those weapons.
Also it is rounding error compared to the money spend for healthcare, infrastructure and student loan debt relief: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_budget#/media/File%3A2022_US_Federal_Budget_Infographic.png
Not to mention that curtailing Putin's aspirations is very good for all Americans
That $0.76 per American could be life changing.
You could look at a hospital, get 15 minutes of college free or get two pebbles.
This is military spending, so two pebbles probably costs more like $76.
Don't worry, Republicans will block healthcare, infrastructure, and student loan debt relief. Instead your kids will get to die fighting Russians
Tbh I wish to agree with you even though you have downvotes, the empire phase of America needs to end. Whatever Russia is trying to accomplish in the Ukraine needs to end.
Russia should choose social democracy because it works and so should we. Russia as it stands can not be allowed to succeed, and America as it stands should embrace a revolutionary change that allows us to meet in the middle with social democracy.
The truth is we can afford to do both though, fight with Ukraine and take care of our people. There is more than enough wealth to give the Ukraine the chance to self determination and do the litany of things we've neglected to further capitalism. The pity is that we don't demand both.
The thing that people are not understanding is that this isn't just Russia vs Ukraine war. This is war against the West. It didn't start with Ukraine and if Russia succeeds it won't end in Ukraine. Russia tries to get back to superpower status and Ukraine is an important piece in restoring old USSR regions.
The crazy thing is that what needs to be done was even outlined in a book written by Alexander Dugin and until Ukraine invasion everything was going really well (even ahead of schedule, even seemingly unrelated thing like BrExit was part of it, note that book was published in 1997): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics#Content
Healthcare, infrastructure, and education for you? You, that don't even understand how this money works?
Trust me, they are better spent in this way. I would be curious to know where in the US you are from.
I'm not saying send no money abroad. I am saying, pump the breaks a little. We have issues here that need to be addressed.
Good thing we can choose to fund both
We're... not funding both?
Good news: we have plenty of money for that!
Bad news: Republicans will never let us spend it that way.
Never, ever, let anyone tell you the we lack social programs because we don't have enough money.
You're either very naive about politics or you're arguing in bad faith. Lack of spending on domestic priorities has nothing to do with a lack of money and everything to do with Republicans not wanting those programs funded at all. They'd rather spend in on corporate welfare and tax cuts for billionaires.
That's pretty much my point.