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It never ceases to amaze me that a country with such abundant natural resources, the largest economy in the world, and a massive military budget, doesn't have t
by torlok 2y ago
It never ceases to amaze me that a country with such abundant natural resources, the largest economy in the world, and a massive military budget, doesn't have the resources to deal with these existential issues.
- amanaplanacanal 2y agoThe forest service can only spend what Congress authorizes. And Congress is kind of a shit show, more so the last decade.
- msabalau 2y agoMinor note: as a percentage of GDP, the US military budget under both Biden and Trump is/was significantly lower than the post cold war "peace dividend" years under Bill Clinton. If we are not doing prescribed burns or, say, schools need to hold bake sales, it is because Congress just isn't choosing to spend money on those priorities, not that the massive military budget is making this impossible.
- torlok 2y agoThat's exactly what I meant. The money's right there.