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Less Than 3% of G7 Military Spending Could Help End Global Hunger and Solve Global South Debt Crisis (www.commondreams.org)

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago

America could either tax its wealthy or defund the military a small amount and it would be looking at historically significant course changing windfall

Yet it does the opposite.

Of both.

Every

Single

Time

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hmm, but who would make money if they did that? Answer: Nobody in the short-term.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Also, can't have the "wrong people" making money and gaining influence, especially on the world stage

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

I'll take "US hegemony" for $1000, Bob.