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Well, it seems a bit pointless debating whether billions of dollars is not much/tiny or a lot. >> the armaments manufacturers who actually control our society
by yesenadam 6y ago
Well, it seems a bit pointless debating whether billions of dollars is not much/tiny or a lot.
>> the armaments manufacturers who actually control our society
> You can’t control society with 0.17% of US GDP!
That doesn't seem fair. The companies involved are involved in a lot more than nuclear weapons, as I guess you know. (see my last 2 links)
- graeme 6y agoYeah, they’re much bigger, but the point is the nuclear spending is clearly not the key to any power they do wield. As I said, 0.17% of gdp covers all the spending, including on govt salaries. Only a portion of that actually goes to manufacturers.
- jessaustin 6y agoWe currently spend about $750 billion every year on the military, not counting the "black" budget. The stinking, offensive waste will soon exceed a trillion every year. That ain't all going to the VA hospitals. Besides, at this point every American who could have remembered a more normal way to live, is dead. The reptiles won. We literally can't stop spending vast sums killing brown people and preparing to kill more.