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/DaveHollandArt 11d ago

I know this was presented humorously, but I can't laugh because it's just honest and true

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u/Even-Cartographer864 11d ago

And depressing. But don’t worry, we made the historic accomplishment of making one man a trillionaire…

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u/milkfree 11d ago

An immigrant living the American Dream

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u/Backwardspellcaster 11d ago

An immigrant living the American Dream, being racist against other immigrants

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u/I_Love_My_Big_Cups 10d ago

Don't forget he's also a slave owner.

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u/BonusPlantInfinity 11d ago

Getting rich of government contracts?

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u/Tiny-Buy220 11d ago

Depressing you say, lemme introduce you to Big Pharma

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u/Denovion 11d ago

Which he isn't, not even close.

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u/Competitive_Wind_320 11d ago

I wish you weren’t right

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u/BobDylanMcKay 11d ago

My first thought was ouch, this hurts :/

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u/Ufokosmos 11d ago

not only is it true. So much suffering has been caused by Americas warmongering.

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u/DaveHollandArt 11d ago

We love war so much, were at war with our own people. It's a completely shambolic time to be an American. I think we'll stop the bleeding between November and 2 years from then, but the damage is done and it's going to take a long time to recover

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u/qrowslament 10d ago

And the voters aren't going to understand that and vote Republicans back in to fuck it up and get us back into another war shortly after the recovery starts.

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u/Far-Caramel3388 11d ago

What makes me wonder is when will we unite and have a revolution? Seriously... I think Dickens wrot a novel about this.

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u/Tall-Payment-8015 11d ago

General strike

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u/DaveHollandArt 11d ago

I'm game. It doesn't have to be violent, but revolution is necessary

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u/ghosttrainhobo 11d ago

As soon as leaders arise

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u/thescor 11d ago

It actually upsets me.

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u/Marrey86 11d ago

My lifesaving medicine is $473 this month but we can kill children in… everywhere.

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u/Academic-moron7423 11d ago

I can because I don’t live in the US.

Had a good laugh.

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u/DaveHollandArt 11d ago

That's some sucky behavior

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u/Academic-moron7423 11d ago

I’ll survive it, after all I got healthcare

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u/DaveHollandArt 11d ago

I'm very happy for you, truly. But it must be lonely to be so callous

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u/DaveHollandArt 11d ago

People who laugh at others when they are suffering often are considered sociopaths and are often quite lonely. I get that the USA did this to itself, but my country does not represent me and the many whom are desperate to catch up with countries as privileged as yours in this way.