We're talking about one of US largest exports. Notice that no other county puts tariffs on military goods. It might have to do with them really needing/wanting them.Why do we need to give the military so much money every year? Are we at war with anyone besides our own citizens? Are we expecting an invasion? People who watch what Ukraine is doing to Russia with their drone usage, I'm not so sure big anything, other than a sub, can withstand a big drone attack, a swarm of a hundred or so drones.
Are you saying the military is an arms dealer?We're talking about one of US largest exports. Notice that no other county puts tariffs on military goods. It might have to do with them really needing/wanting them.
Trying to put your national defense in the hands of mercenaries is a terrible idea. That hasn’t been a workable concept for multiple centuries.Of course it is. The military is the most socialist institution in any government. But it does provide a very important public good, so we have to tolerate the waste, corruption, nepotism, and pork-barrel politics that come with it - at least until someone invents a private navy that can repel foreign invasions at a profit.
Of course it is. The military is the most socialist institution in any government. But it does provide a very important public good, so we have to tolerate the waste, corruption, nepotism, and pork-barrel politics that come with it - at least until someone invents a private navy that can repel foreign invasions at a profit.
And yet we feed it more and more every year.Of course it is. The military is the most socialist institution in any government. But it does provide a very important public good, so we have to tolerate the waste, corruption, nepotism, and pork-barrel politics that come with it - at least until someone invents a private navy that can repel foreign invasions at a profit.
Trying to put your national defense in the hands of mercenaries is a terrible idea. That hasn’t been a workable concept for multiple centuries.
Yeah, because the U.S. uses hero worship of military equipment as a way of distracting people from their basic needs not being met.And yet we feed it more and more every year.
And yet we feed it more and more every year.
Where do you suppose this hero worship comes from while ignoring the needs of we the people?Yeah, because the U.S. uses hero worship of military equipment as a way of distracting people from their basic needs not being met.
Tell you what. How about we take the budgets you mention and swap those with the military budget for next year. I would venture to say the local police would love it and the teachers, they would be over the moon with joy.No different from education budgets or the budgets for local police.
Rome, probably?Where do you suppose this hero worship comes from while ignoring the needs of we the people?
Trying to put your national defense in the hands of mercenaries is a terrible idea.
I would venture to say the local police would love it and the teachers, they would be over the moon with joy.
Nothing about Blackwater indicated they would be in any way capable of carrying out national defense. They didn’t do a particularly good job in the limited role they did haveI'm not talking about mercenaries, which we already have. What do you think Blackwater is?
We already have private security firms, which work for the people, not the state. In fact, in the US, there are more people working in private security than there are cops.
Of course it is. The military is the most socialist institution in any government. But it does provide a very important public good, so we have to tolerate the waste, corruption, nepotism, and pork-barrel politics that come with it - at least until someone invents a private navy that can repel foreign invasions at a profit.
It's amazing how we admire the folks we do. We are so shallow as a society.Rome, probably?
It’s not exactly a new concept. The U.S. is just a place where it’s become especially blatant.
I'm not talking about mercenaries, which we already have. What do you think Blackwater is?
We already have private security firms, which work for the people, not the state. In fact, in the US, there are more people working in private security than there are cops.
Your mind is totally fixated on the 1%.Private security don’t work for “the people”. They work for their employers, aka rich assholes.
Your mind is totally fixated on the 1%.
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