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CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

White House Seeks $1.5 Trillion for Defense in New Budget Request

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White House Seeks $1.5 Trillion for Defense in New Budget Request

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CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago
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    That’s why you can’t have Medicare. Or daycare.

    • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldOP
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      Caring for the young and the old is too woke.

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      In the name of Lethal Jesus, amen

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    Spoiler: It’s for OFFENSE.

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      I find it very offensive.

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      They had the guys calling the department after war, they should own this one too

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        Yep! Personally, I’m in favor of the name change DoD was whitewashing. We haven’t fought a defensive war since The War of 1812. The DoD has never been part of a defensive war. Sure, the method they used to add a different name was stupid, but at least the name is honest. People enlisting to “defend the country” at least won’t be tricked by the name if we officially change it.

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    • grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one
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      or at the very least say ‘military’ instead of ‘defense’ budget

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      Because NYT?

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    This logic is beyond stupid. Spend this money on renewables and the need for military that large essentially goes away.

    But that wouldn’t enrich his oil and defense contractor buddies so …

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    The thing that really gets me is if we spent this money on renewables we’d be out of the oil game already.

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    US military spending is already ~40% of global military spending, which is an insane number. Halving that budget could fix so many problems.

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    Can’t afford health care or childcare though

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    Kegsbreath and Co. need more for lobster tails and ribeyes… and oh yeah, killing more brown people. In Jesus’ name they pray, Amen. Fuck you! They eating.

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    No

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    Oh so we don’t have money for war, for Medicare, or for feeding the meek and humble.

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