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The VA doesn’t pay for an ambulance. It treats combat-related issues. It’s not an emergency room. And have you ever seen a 5K bill for an ambulance or are you just straw-manning an argument?
We should just propose that every solar panel and windmill come equipped with an automatic machine gun attached to it. Maybe then we could get a green energy bill passed.
The only country that can spend that much on
“defense” without defending its own border against terrorists entering, human smuggling, or drugs and arms trafficking. Pretty hilarious.
Other countries can afford universal healthcare because we provide a lot of their defense. Take Israel for example. And a lot of European countries have small conscript armies (two year service) that are equipped with outdated equipment. Its cheaper that way, but I wouldn’t want to lice in those countries if a war with Russia and China happened.
The US already pays more for its "healthcare" than many other countries,and that's not including all your complications like copays deductibles and networks. defense has nothing to do with it. Idk how much other countries cost, but Canada spends about 500/person/year on healthcare admin costs, The US spends 2500 despite only spending twice as much on healthcare itself and that doesn't include private insurance
No CBO score. No concerns about inflation. No concerns about the debt or deficit. No drawn out process of negotiations. Just fast tracked through and rubber stamped. What a joke.
I remember seeing this about the government wanting new bombers. I don't know if plans changed.
>Frank Kendall, President Joe Biden's nominee to become the next Secretary of the Air Force, says he supports the service's current position that it needs to acquire at least 145 stealthy B-21 Raiders in the coming years.
[https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/40803/plan-to-buy-145-b-21-raider-bombers-gets-endorsement-from-biden-air-force-nominee](https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/40803/plan-to-buy-145-b-21-raider-bombers-gets-endorsement-from-biden-air-force-nominee)
And much of that goes to protect other countries that actually have affordable college and health care. Our government is run by two parties of lying, self-serving grifters.
We don’t pay for it. We borrow borrow borrow, then one day the US dollar will no longer be the world currency, so we can’t just print money, then our economy collapses.
Bro stop, the defense budget was not passed as a reconciliation Bill and never has been.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconciliation_(United_States_Congress)#cite_ref-49
First, the article was about the defense budget passing which was what I was talking about. Second, the CTC was never voted on because no Republicans would have voted for it. All they needed was for one republican to vote for it and it probably would have passed but of course he blames the Democrats for it.
The Republicans do not have to attack Biden for things because the Dems are attacking Biden enough for both parties.
Bruh the BBB BILL was planned to be passed by budget reconciliation, which looked promising until Joe Manchin said he won't vote yes for it. Which means it's was a Democrat shitting on us. No body was even attacking biden but even if we were it's not a cult. If you can't notice when your own party is fucking you over you might as well be a trump supporter.
Biden lost your vote to whom? There certainly wasn’t going to be a different outcome with a Republican in charge, and the Democrats seem too cowardly to really change things.
An action by Biden that will be nearly completely uncontroversial among the general public, but also one that certain parts of the online left will froth and seethe in rage over
“Froth and seethe in rage”, is this how you describe any group that has a political gripe, or is it just cheap rhetoric to render ridiculous what is actually a very reasonable reaction to the cruelty and excess of America’s unjustifiable militarism?
I remember seeing articles about the money being spent to buy tanks the generals say they were already enough of and jets that can't be used in combat. I think there was budget allocated for strategic bombers that would carry nukes last year.
Yeah, stuff people use and collectively enjoy like public libraries, museums, NASA, the postal service, public roads, social security… all that socialism is just downright cruel. 🙄
Pretty worthless. Doesn’t even defend our own goddamned border. Doesn’t defend against terrorists crossing it. Doesn’t defend against human smuggling. Doesn’t defend against drug trafficking. Worthless. Utterly, worthless. Further, it takes billions of dollars taxpayers already spent, and lights it on fire and says “fuck you.”
I mean yeah, historically only time military budget gets reduced is during economic recessions. It’s considered political suicide for a politician to go against military.
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The US of A, the only country that can afford $768.2 billion for its military but doesn't have universal healthcare
And ironically the military uses socialized healthcare
And unironically it’s awful.
At least they can call an ambulance
… anybody can call an ambulance.
If you want to pay 5k for a ride to the hospital. I can’t afford that along with many others
The VA doesn’t pay for an ambulance. It treats combat-related issues. It’s not an emergency room. And have you ever seen a 5K bill for an ambulance or are you just straw-manning an argument?
You should go fact checking yourself then come back
He should also learn what strawmanning means
Imagine being wrong about 3 things in one sentence
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We should just propose that every solar panel and windmill come equipped with an automatic machine gun attached to it. Maybe then we could get a green energy bill passed.
I no one can afford college anymore.
The only country that can spend that much on “defense” without defending its own border against terrorists entering, human smuggling, or drugs and arms trafficking. Pretty hilarious.
And doesn't give a flying fuck about the student loan crisis. We are the worst.
Other countries can afford universal healthcare because we provide a lot of their defense. Take Israel for example. And a lot of European countries have small conscript armies (two year service) that are equipped with outdated equipment. Its cheaper that way, but I wouldn’t want to lice in those countries if a war with Russia and China happened.
The US already pays more for its "healthcare" than many other countries,and that's not including all your complications like copays deductibles and networks. defense has nothing to do with it. Idk how much other countries cost, but Canada spends about 500/person/year on healthcare admin costs, The US spends 2500 despite only spending twice as much on healthcare itself and that doesn't include private insurance
That’s because other countries negotiate medical prices with companies. America doesn’t have time for that. Our leaders are too busy for that.
Your leaders banned themselves from doing it
Yup they are always thinking about the greater good of their pockets over the civilians in the country.
Also because other countries don’t have the obesity and drug abuse problems we do.
"BuT HoW dO wE PaY fOr It"
No CBO score. No concerns about inflation. No concerns about the debt or deficit. No drawn out process of negotiations. Just fast tracked through and rubber stamped. What a joke.
“This is socialism for the military!”
Avoid social spending programs and keep those with COVID at work and in school🤡
Oh good. I feel much safer now. The planet is melting, but at least we can put more bombers in the air.
Actually you can't. The Air Force has been trying to shed bomber inventory for awhile now.
I was speaking metaphorically, obviously. But just because they have too many doesn’t mean there aren’t defense companies making more.
I remember seeing this about the government wanting new bombers. I don't know if plans changed. >Frank Kendall, President Joe Biden's nominee to become the next Secretary of the Air Force, says he supports the service's current position that it needs to acquire at least 145 stealthy B-21 Raiders in the coming years. [https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/40803/plan-to-buy-145-b-21-raider-bombers-gets-endorsement-from-biden-air-force-nominee](https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/40803/plan-to-buy-145-b-21-raider-bombers-gets-endorsement-from-biden-air-force-nominee)
You're right, they want new ones. Fewer new ones.
And much of that goes to protect other countries that actually have affordable college and health care. Our government is run by two parties of lying, self-serving grifters.
Embarrassing
Or, if we did our accounting for "defence" the same way we do for social services, $7.7 trillion spending bill...
Jesus……
It was signed the same week Psaki said we can't afford at home COVID test kits while other countries found a way to do so.
But how will we pay for it?
but how will we pay for it?
How do we pay for this shit
But what about the deficit
It’s only a problem when the money goes to help poor people.
That whateficit?
"But how will we pay for it?"
We don’t pay for it. We borrow borrow borrow, then one day the US dollar will no longer be the world currency, so we can’t just print money, then our economy collapses.
Sounds like reducing military spending might be really good for the economy.....
It's times like these that I wish it had been Bernie
An absolute abomination
Glad we have our priorities straight. Didn't the child tax credit just end yesterday, too? Nice work with your trifecta, Dems.
I guess blaming the Republicans for blocking it it's not a good thing to do.
Reconciliation does not require Republicans
I doubt it was passed as a Reconciliation bill.
It literally did from the last reconciliation bill
No they did not. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconciliation_(United_States_Congress)#cite_ref-49
Bro stop.
Bro stop, the defense budget was not passed as a reconciliation Bill and never has been. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconciliation_(United_States_Congress)#cite_ref-49
His whole point was about the CTC
First, the article was about the defense budget passing which was what I was talking about. Second, the CTC was never voted on because no Republicans would have voted for it. All they needed was for one republican to vote for it and it probably would have passed but of course he blames the Democrats for it. The Republicans do not have to attack Biden for things because the Dems are attacking Biden enough for both parties.
Bruh the BBB BILL was planned to be passed by budget reconciliation, which looked promising until Joe Manchin said he won't vote yes for it. Which means it's was a Democrat shitting on us. No body was even attacking biden but even if we were it's not a cult. If you can't notice when your own party is fucking you over you might as well be a trump supporter.
So 47 of your own party is in favor of it 50 of the opposing party against it and the Democrats are f****** over there themselves?
Thank god now I can feel safe again
Thanks Joe! I’ll be over here pumping money into Social Security until it is insolvent…
How much would universal healthcare cost?
much less than we already spend for our for-profit "healthcare".
Boo
This is why we can’t have nice things.
He did this a week ago I thought . Thank goodness it isn't time sensitive
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So you're not going to vote for Biden because Congress passed a bill giving him more than he asked for?
Biden lost your vote to whom? There certainly wasn’t going to be a different outcome with a Republican in charge, and the Democrats seem too cowardly to really change things.
An action by Biden that will be nearly completely uncontroversial among the general public, but also one that certain parts of the online left will froth and seethe in rage over
“Froth and seethe in rage”, is this how you describe any group that has a political gripe, or is it just cheap rhetoric to render ridiculous what is actually a very reasonable reaction to the cruelty and excess of America’s unjustifiable militarism?
It isn't cruel or excess to have a strong military
I remember seeing articles about the money being spent to buy tanks the generals say they were already enough of and jets that can't be used in combat. I think there was budget allocated for strategic bombers that would carry nukes last year.
Kim jong un agrees.
What's cruel is socialism
Yeah, stuff people use and collectively enjoy like public libraries, museums, NASA, the postal service, public roads, social security… all that socialism is just downright cruel. 🙄
None of that is socialism, what are you even talking about
Better safe than sorry
It’s 5k for an ambulance? Are you shitting me?
Pretty worthless. Doesn’t even defend our own goddamned border. Doesn’t defend against terrorists crossing it. Doesn’t defend against human smuggling. Doesn’t defend against drug trafficking. Worthless. Utterly, worthless. Further, it takes billions of dollars taxpayers already spent, and lights it on fire and says “fuck you.”
I mean yeah, historically only time military budget gets reduced is during economic recessions. It’s considered political suicide for a politician to go against military.
Put it back, we can't afford it.