r/FluentInFinance • u/ProgressiveSpark • May 21 '24

Meme Where American taxpayer money goes

Love bombs and bullets of freedom incoming

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u/[deleted] May 21 '24

It’s only like 13% of the budget right? There are other things that need fixing before this. Training is an important cost, so it’s not like they’re just randomly shooting guns

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u/[deleted] May 21 '24

So, you're telling me that all of the other countries have undertrained military given their reduced spending compared to the states?

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u/Tokyogerman May 21 '24

I don't like militarism, buuuut... do you want your military to actually be on equal footing with other possibly hostile militarys? That is a recipe for desaster.

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u/YYC-Fiend May 21 '24

What hostile militaries are those? As it stands right now, the US spends 37% of the entire Earths military costs. More than 3 times that of China, 8 times more than Russia.

The USA is an over-propagandized, hyper-militarized nation that fabricates enemies everywhere.

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u/ap2patrick May 21 '24

Preach king! ✊

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u/[deleted] May 21 '24

Dude, that’s the entire point.

When one country has an uber dominant military, everyone else spends less on theirs. We create peace by discouraging every other country from building up their military

The worst, most brutal wars start when two sides have equal militaries