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> The evidence is to the contrary. That something is not done doesn't automatically prove it's due to e.g. Middle East, or giving really old stock to Ukraine.

by bkor 3y ago

> The evidence is to the contrary. That something is not done doesn't automatically prove it's due to e.g. Middle East, or giving really old stock to Ukraine. The US is more than capable of doing multiple things at the same time. Though, yeah, the infrastructure in the US is terrible and so on. It still doesn't prove that it's due to focussing on the military. E.g. the costs for medical care is way higher than any other country. It could've been done differently, but well, that's still not due to waging a war in the Middle East.

willcipriano 3y ago
If they could do both at the same time, why haven't they? You might blame the opposite party but look more closely, did their voters get what they were asking for? You vote for democrats to increase funding to social programs, they promise they will tax the rich to pay for them. The democrats never vote to raise the capital gains tax instead if they do anything they raise income taxes or introduce a "fine" to poor people who cant afford health insurance. They then fund ineffective programs that are later revealed to have a great deal of fraud and waste. They say they will fight healthcare costs but can't even get a bill to reimport drugs onto the floor. They'll do a Medicare for all vote but only when they are not in power so it won't go through. Maybe you get disillusioned with that and decide to vote Republican. They say they cut taxes and they do nominally, but not without craving out even larger tax cuts for wealthy individuals. They fail to cut spending. Look at the most recent debt celing crisis, they immediately caved. Look at when they had a majority, no major spending cuts. What do they have in common? War. They love wars. They get rich off wars. Let's not let them have any wars until they do what we want them to do at home. War is dessert, make them eat their dinner first.

by bkor 3y ago

willcipriano 3y ago

If they could do both at the same time, why haven't they? You might blame the opposite party but look more closely, did their voters get what they were asking for? You vote for democrats to increase funding to social programs, they promise they will tax the rich to pay for them. The democrats never vote to raise the capital gains tax instead if they do anything they raise income taxes or introduce a "fine" to poor people who cant afford health insurance. They then fund ineffective programs that are later revealed to have a great deal of fraud and waste. They say they will fight healthcare costs but can't even get a bill to reimport drugs onto the floor. They'll do a Medicare for all vote but only when they are not in power so it won't go through. Maybe you get disillusioned with that and decide to vote Republican. They say they cut taxes and they do nominally, but not without craving out even larger tax cuts for wealthy individuals. They fail to cut spending. Look at the most recent debt celing crisis, they immediately caved. Look at when they had a majority, no major spending cuts. What do they have in common? War. They love wars. They get rich off wars. Let's not let them have any wars until they do what we want them to do at home. War is dessert, make them eat their dinner first.