▲ 193 ▼ Biden budget proposal excludes UNRWA funds, renews $14 billion request for Israel (www.timesofisrael.com) submitted 2 years ago by Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works to c/world@lemmy.world 76 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 51 points 2 years ago (1 child) 14 billions for Israel, 100 millions for Palestine... That's a 140 ratio. Who's the distressed population Joe? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] medgremlin@midwest.social 10 points 2 years ago* Bullets are a lot more expensive than bandages most of the time. (Edit: that is not to say that this is a reasonable allocation of resources in this situation. The appropriate ratio would be zero bullets and a couple dozen new, fully equipped hospitals and several hundred well-stocked kitchens.) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 10 points 2 years ago* Bullets are a lot more expensive than bandages most of the time. (Edit: that is not to say that this is a reasonable allocation of resources in this situation. The appropriate ratio would be zero bullets and a couple dozen new, fully equipped hospitals and several hundred well-stocked kitchens.) permalink fedilink source parent