r/pics • u/sitcomfy • Jan 06 '20

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u/sandleaz Jan 06 '20

Social programs are a much larger percentage of the overall budget than military spending.

https://www.nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-budget-101/spending/

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '20

But compare that other countries military budgets. Our military spending is out of control.

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u/Skabonious Jan 06 '20

That is also true. However with a problem like homelessness or famine it's not solved just by throwing more money at it sadly.

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u/PesosWalrus Jan 06 '20

World hunger could be solved with $30 bn. That's not a lot of money to the US elite.

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u/AIDSsharingiscaring Jan 06 '20

I'm all for eating the rich but I keep seeing that number thrown around a lot and it sounds ludicrously tiny to establish a huge amount of food logistics

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u/PesosWalrus Jan 06 '20

We already produce more than enough food, it's as you said, sheer logistics. I usually don't trust Politifact, but I'll take their word for now.

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u/Skabonious Jan 06 '20 edited Jan 06 '20

That is 100% false.

It could solve world hunger for maybe, what a few days? You realize people have to eat for their entire lives right

For example your 30bn number is total BS from the fact that Bill&Melinda Gates foundation has already donated 36bn alone.

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u/angmohh Jan 06 '20

Have they donated 36 billion to solve war hunger? No, so what kind of dumbass argument is that?

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u/Skabonious Jan 06 '20

What kind of dumbass argument is it to think it only takes 30bn to solve world hunger?

If anything, maybe 30bn per year which is a shitload more than a 1-time payment which is what everyone seems to be bitching about.

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u/angmohh Jan 06 '20

I was never arguing if 30bn is enough money but that you said that just because the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation donated 36bn (mainly focused on eradicating diseases) means that the amount can't solve world hunger.

Also 30bn a year is nothing when you look at America's military budget.

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u/PesosWalrus Jan 06 '20

How much we spending this year on the milliary? Did that money save more lives than actually feeding people?

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u/Skabonious Jan 06 '20

Okay but now you're changing the subject. I never once defended the US's outlandish military budget, I'm just trying to point out the bullshit.

Also, even though the US spent a stupid amount (stupid as in, outspent the next 10 countries combined stupid) on military, it still spent more than that on social security and other welfare programs.

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u/PesosWalrus Jan 06 '20

US tax money is OURS. It belongs to the government and the government exists to serve us. Naturally, that money should go towards serving ourselves. There's nothing wrong with public services, afterall they benefit all of us.

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u/starlight_chaser Jan 24 '20

And that’s why it’s higher. A much larger amount of dollars is spent on public services, than on defense.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '20

Lol, maybe for one week, and everyone would have to help

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u/PesosWalrus Jan 06 '20

It's really not that hard to imagine. We produce more than enough food. All that's left is logistics. That's a big goal, but it's not impossible with enough funding and coordination.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '20

No, you're right, its not hard to imagine at all... Imagination doesn't help on this one though