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Hogwash. It would cost only $12B a year to pay for electricity for the poorest 10 million households. The defense budget was increased by 43B/year in 2018.
by belltaco 6y ago
Hogwash. It would cost only $12B a year to pay for electricity for the poorest 10 million households. The defense budget was increased by 43B/year in 2018.
- thehappypm 6y ago“Only” $12,000,000,000 / year.
- aaomidi 6y agoWhat's more important? People having basic utilities or the latest killer drone?
- thehappypm 6y agoComparing costly new services to the national military budget is classic “whataboutism”. The military budget is a popular punching bag. It’s true, about 4% of the US GDP goes to the military. That 4% buys us — and our allies — nearly guaranteed deterrence from major armed conflict. And a lot of that spend goes right back into the economy.
- aaomidi 6y agoDo you think giving people electricity and housing and education doesn't "go right back into the economy"?
- lxmorj 6y agoYou don't think usage would go up dramatically if electricity was free?
- aaomidi 6y agoYou could have a free tier per person.