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Can anyone explain how US policy makers justify the US military spending? Is it just about creating jobs? So why not build trains hospitals schools with that mo
by gorkemyurt 10y ago
Can anyone explain how US policy makers justify the US military spending? Is it just about creating jobs? So why not build trains hospitals schools with that money? Is it just because the defense industry lobbies the shit out of US politicians? Surely our new mega rich class have the resources to lobby against this.
- CPLX 10y agoThe dynamics of American hegemony in the latter half of the 20th century are too complicated to recap in a forum reply, but the short answer is that projecting economic and military power around the world are intricately linked.