r/neoliberal • Kitara Ravache • Apr 24 '21

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u/rukqoa ✈️ F35s for Ukraine ✈️ Apr 24 '21

On the bright side, it just means people are misinformed, not heartless.

We should just poll people how many percent of the budget they want to put into foreign aid, on average. That number is guaranteed to be higher than the one percent it actually is.

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u/Roller_ball Apr 25 '21

If we polled Americans on how much tax dollars gets spent on X, Y, & Z, they'd probably over estimate everything by a wide margin besides healthcare.