The issue of our $713B defense budget is not just how much of it is money that could’ve been spent at home in ways that make life better for Americans; it’s how much of it is money spent abroad in ways that make life worse for people elsewhere.

Apr 23, 2021 · 9:11 AM UTC

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Ike only got the first half right. Military expenditures are associated with both a higher cost of living and a higher cost of dying.
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“The search for peace is not enough of a conversation in the United States.” Marianne Williamson
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atlasofsurveillance.org/ washingtonspectator.org/wire… ehtrust.org/judge-wilkins-to… i wonder how much ATT et al. are paying the military to utilize their 5G aka Pulse millimeter wave A.I. surveillance tools? eff.org/sls theintercept.com/2021/01/29/…

Millions of Leaked Police Files Detail Suffocating Surveillance of China's Uyghur Minority

Invasive digital monitoring and community informants drive a system all too ready to classify Muslims in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, as extremists and terrorists.

theintercept.com
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The war in 🇦🇫 is not going to end as Pentagon is not prepared to leave this theatre.
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Also from a strictly profit perspective as per investment in our society, other than job creation it really doesn't do that much. Infrastructure investment & education investment wd create millions of jobs and the profits would go right back into the economy.
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The Biden 48% cap gains tax rate is a terrible idea - add state taxes like CA, NY, NJ and it's over 55%. Fair taxes for super rich is all good but don't destroy American venture capitalist system. Find the sweet spot where Big Money will still invest and take the tax hit.
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You're right ... it's a double edged sword!
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You'd think more American conservatives would admit the department of war spending is also extremely inefficient. The department of war does help innovate some technologies, but there are better ways to invest in innovation and progress.
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Very well said!
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