Quote (ofthevoid @ Mar 11 2024 12:49am)

And who is paying for all of this? Do you realize that government printing dollars to pay these corporations impacts future growth, inflation? Our debt servicing is already on par with our military spending and growing rapidly. I don’t think you understand what happens next. 4 million jobs is going to be irrelevant when we have to issue more and more debt just to cover just the interest due.

Quote (Prox1m1ty @ Mar 11 2024 02:09am)

Figures for debt interest being on par with military spending?

The US economy is strong. Inflation is falling. Interest rates are likely to be cut this year.

And realise the majority of what your describing as handouts fall under lend lease style repayments, with interest.

Quote (Prox1m1ty @ Mar 10 2024 08:26pm)

4 million.

That's relevant

Quote (Handcuffs @ Mar 11 2024 04:50am)

One day, there will be peace.

Quote (Handcuffs @ 11 Mar 2024 06:50)

One day, there will be peace.

Quote (bogie160 @ Mar 11 2024 02:21am)

From the point of view of "Does this benefit Americans or hurt them in aggregate", it's not.

There is a very good argument to be made for maintaining a substantial military industrial base, but economic stimulus isn't it. If anything, it's a political risk insofar as it creates perverse incentives between politicians and military spending for votes.

Quote (Prox1m1ty @ Mar 11 2024 01:52am)

You tell 4 million people America will be better off if they are now unemployed.

Let me know how irrelevant that experience is for you.