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> who stand to gain billions in profit from every single NATO base built Broken window fallacy [0]. That money spent on bases is a cost we'd rather not spend
by mrep 4y ago
> who stand to gain billions in profit from every single NATO base built
Broken window fallacy [0]. That money spent on bases is a cost we'd rather not spend because it could be spent on other things or just saved with reduced taxes giving us citizens more of our money back.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window
- aa-jv 4y agoThe fact is, billions and billions in profits have been made by every single NATO base built, and it has not stopped a single damn war. In fact, NATO bases have been used to commit one heinous atrocity after the other for the last 30 years.
- mrep 4y agoI don't think you understand what profit means.
- aa-jv 4y agoI sure know what it means to Lockheed Martin (LMT), Northrop Grumman (NOG) and Raytheon (RTN). So do many, many others - thankfully: https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/the-soaring-profits-of-the-military-industrial-complex-and-casualties https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/the-soaring-prof...
- mrep 4y agoAll paid for by taxpayers so overall a net cost which is what matters to the average citizen.