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> We spend well over a trillion dollars on education. And we spend well over a trillion dollars on defense. And yet the straight of hormuz is still closed, jus
by BugsJustFindMe 6mo ago
> We spend well over a trillion dollars on education.
And we spend well over a trillion dollars on defense. And yet the straight of hormuz is still closed, just like there are still children who don't have enough food and suffer for it. Comparing the total budget of one thing against a budget delta of another thing is wrong. Compare deltas of each and compare their benefits.
- nickff 6mo ago>"And we spend well over a trillion dollars on defense." That's just not true; the US Military Budget for 2025 was (USD) $768 BB. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_...
- BugsJustFindMe 6mo agoIt is true. The number you're looking at doesn't include all military spending. For example, it doesn't include the nuclear weapons programs, intelligence programs, veterans affairs, ... https://www.defensebudget.org/en/country/united-states https://www.defensebudget.org/en/country/united-states The VA budget alone is over $400B, and the intelligence budget is _classified_.
- idiotsecant 6mo agoSo when we consider school spending it's important to count every penny but when we consider military spending we can just neglect vast swathes of spending?
- 91bananas 6mo agoThey're asking for 1.5B right now