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in doing so it leeches money from places it would be more useful and further enriches and entrenches defense contractors.

• rodgerd 7y ago
  Just think, the US could have had universal free education. But instead it has fighters that don't work.
  • tromp 7y ago
    or universal basic income...
  • wonderwonder 7y ago
    Amazing how we always have money for the military industrial complex and the fossil fuel industry but never for new social programs.
  • AdrianB1 7y ago
    There is nothing in the F35 program preventing universal free education: free education does not cost anything (it is free), so the money spent on the program is not impacting it. /s
    • kjs3 7y ago
      free education does not cost anything (it is free) Do you maybe need a few minutes to actually think about that statement? Because it doesn't reflect well on your critical thinking capabilities...
      • AdrianB1 7y ago
        It is sad when jokes needs to be explained.
        • kjs3 7y ago
          It is sad when a jokes delivery is so bad no one gets it.
  • briandear 7y ago
    An individual can pay for their own schooling, but it’s pretty hard for an individual to pay for national defense.