Our war economy: The current defense budget is now $858B, $45B more than Biden even asked for. The 7-35 fighter jet is a disaster but the program building it will continue & costs over $1.7T. Our defense economy is not about national security; it's about corporate profits

Dec 18, 2022 · 10:25 PM UTC

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They don’t fly well either
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Yeah it’s too sick at this point. Defense industry is just something else.
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Yep. Sadly, it's the American Way while American society continues to collapse and decline. America is successfully destroying itself.
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Congress sometimes gives me money to things the pentagon does not even want
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Imagine if that money lifted starving children out of poverty. Funded critically underfunded public schools, hospitals and countless other public funded programs.
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Have you ever read Eisenhower’s ‘61 Farewell Address? You should. Every American should.
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Yes, as we've seen with the deterioration of the Russian military, massive corruption in defense budgets end up making a small number obscenely rich while actual readiness declines.
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At issue beyond corporate greed is the fact our budget is set in Congress...President's inherit the weapons programs for better or worse. Peace please so people come first..
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This is a disaster ... and the only way to stop it ... is with The TRUTH!
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