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I'm pretty sure everyone complaining about the price of the war would be perfectly comfortable substituting the phrase "wasted money" with the phrase "wasted pr
by strbean 5y ago
I'm pretty sure everyone complaining about the price of the war would be perfectly comfortable substituting the phrase "wasted money" with the phrase "wasted productive capacity and physical resources". I don't really see how this counter-argument is anything but quibbling over phrasing.
- wonnage 5y agoIt's not. It's pointing out that the money argument for why we can't have nice things is a fallacy. We have the money, we just don't want to spend it for a variety of political reasons.