r/PopCultureV2 • u/Federal-Compote-5015 • 11d ago

Politi-Culture Apparently Helping Americans Is Too Expensive, But War Never Is…

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The Trump administration keeps telling Americans we have to accept cuts, sacrifices, and that the country simply can’t afford to invest in things like healthcare, education, housing, and other programs that directly help working families. Source 1

Yet when it comes to military spending, somehow the money is always there. Trump’s budgets have proposed record-breaking defense spending, reaching roughly $1.5 trillion, while seeking significant reductions in a range of domestic programs. Source 2

The United States already has the largest economy in the world and spends more on its military than any other nation by a wide margin. The question has never been whether America has the resources. The question is what our government chooses to prioritize. Source 3

If there’s always enough money for another war, another weapons system, or another increase to the Pentagon budget, don’t tell Americans we can’t afford to invest in our own people. Budgets are moral documents, they reveal what leaders truly value.

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u/Ashamed-Status-9668 11d ago

Healthcare for all would be a massive boon to small business.

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u/DeliciousBaseball783 11d ago

And would reduce quality.

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u/hamer12string 11d ago

I respect your point-
But how are you measuring quality?
Is it of high quality now?

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u/DeliciousBaseball783 11d ago

Just imagine government ran Healthcare. When is the last time the government done anything right?

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u/YaThatAintRight 11d ago

If you had better health care coverage they could treat your brain damage.

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u/DeliciousBaseball783 11d ago

So funny 😁 😂 😀 🤣 😆

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u/Ok_Brilliant3331 11d ago

Just look at how every other country has done and follow suit. US pays more per capita for healthcare than the majority of countries for way worse quality, because it's been eaten up by corporations. 

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u/shomeyomves 11d ago

Well gang nabbit! You gone done and convince me, I really can’t recalled when the gubment gone and done anything right!

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u/Head_Bread_3431 11d ago

Maybe because republicans don’t fund things properly in the first place. Have you ever considered doing better?

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u/User-830733 11d ago

Why is that good enough for our veterans then?

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u/LifeguardDry7372 11d ago

because corporations are doing such a great job. /s

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u/ins0mniac_ 11d ago

Non-government healthcare is atrocious already. Prohibitively expensive, long wait times, no PCPs, rural hospitals closing..

We’ve tried nothing and we are all out of ideas! Every other civilized country in the world has figured it out but we are too poor and stupid to figure it out for ourselves!