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I don't think it's as much the fact that the US invested in the military sector as it is the fact that the US invested in something. What I mean by that is tha
by mtgx 9y ago
I don't think it's as much the fact that the US invested in the military sector as it is the fact that the US invested in something.
What I mean by that is that yes, the US likely benefited from investing trillions of dollars in the military. But it could've also benefited, perhaps even more so, if it had invested trillions of dollars in infrastructure. This would have made it easier and cheaper for businesses to ship their products across the states, as well as creating a lot of blue collar people jobs. Perhaps the same would be true if the US invested trillions of taxpayer dollars in other industries, too (healthcare, manufacturing, solar industry, etc).
- eeZah7Ux 9y ago> investing trillions of dollars in the military These are sometimes covert handouts though inflated costs. > But it could've also benefited, perhaps even more so, if it had invested trillions of dollars in infrastructure ...still, military power and influence plays a big part part in international negotiation.
- mtgx 9y agoI'm not saying the US shouldn't invest at all in maintaining its superior military status. I'm mainly saying that a lot of the money is being wasted (like say for buying more tanks, or just to keep certain military jobs, in the same way it's trying to keep coal jobs), and it could've been invested elsewhere with at least as many results (for the economy). I would also say that a lot of the military budget is being wasted on unnecessary wars, so that money doesn't really go into "strengthening US military" either. It's being thrown away in the Middle East.