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But universal healthcare is too expensive.
by wnevets 8mo ago
But universal healthcare is too expensive.
- IAmGraydon 8mo ago[flagged]
- gravisultra 8mo agoThis is a valid criticism. Whenever there is a push to improve life for US citizens, we are told that we do not have the funds. Yet, here we see an essentially unlimited budget to fight Israel's war of aggression against Iran, with zero benefit to US citizens. In fact, the costs (financial, moral and human) that we will pay for this excursion will be astronomically high.
- mhb 8mo agoIf budgets are what interest you, maybe consider why Iran spent over $500B developing offensive nuclear weapons. Instead of peaceful pursuits or defenses against its supposed aggressor over 1,000 miles away.
- gravisultra 8mo agoBudgets using my money interest me. Do you have a source for that $500B claim?
- krisoft 8mo ago> maybe consider why Iran spent over $500B developing offensive nuclear weapons. To protect themselves from the exact scenairo happening right now? The reason why Putin is sleeping peacefully in his bed while Khamenei is dead under rubble is that one has nuclear deterent while the other din't have that protection. > supposed aggressor I don’t know if there is anything “supposed” about that aggressor given the present situation.
- mhb 8mo agoRight. Because Israel is finally fulfilling its aspiration to annex a country 1,000 miles away. Do you think history started two days ago? Maybe the Israelis are idiots, but it would seem so much more practical to attack closer countries first - Saudi Arabia, Egypt, etc. I wonder why they aren't?
- Hikikomori 8mo agoIraq and Iran has been netanyahus goal for 4 decades. Remember him lying to congress about wmd as the Iraq invasion started.
- Aerbil313 8mo ago"Offensive" nuclear weapons are necessary for MAD to work. North Korea, even with a starving population, is untouchable just because they managed to steal nuclear tech from U.S. many decaddes ago.
- wnevets 8mo ago> Low effort comments Thank you for your very high effort, insightful and valuable comment on this matter.
- danny_codes 8mo agoReductive tropes?OP is pointing out a serious flaw in US federal spending. Namely our lack of spending on healthcare and our intensive spending on killing people from a distance
- DarmokJalad1701 8mo ago> Namely our lack of spending on healthcare The federal govt spent about 2.6-2.8 trillion dollars[1] on healthcare in 2025 - including Medicare, Medicaid, ACA subsidies, VA/DoD health and federal employee benefits). In what world is that "lack of spending" ? [1] https://www.pgpf.org/article/healthcare-spending-will-be-one-fifth-of-the-economy-within-a-decade/ https://www.pgpf.org/article/healthcare-spending-will-be-one...
- Freedom2 8mo agoAgreed. Considering this attack is also biblically sanctioned, commenters should keep that in mind else they incur the wrath of God.
- kakacik 8mo agoYour reply is even worse, no facts, no reply just rant and diversion, a proper low effort too.