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minus-squareFurbag@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 months agoIf we cancelled the order of ~40 F-35s, we could have that 4 billion dollars. If we appropriately taxed the rich, we could do it without even having to cut the precious military spending.
minus-squarenull_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 months agoSure, wake me up when either of those things happen
minus-squareShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoSorry, neither can be done. Taxing the richies would be tantamount to communism. Cutting the military spending? Countries have to fight wars behalf of the corpos.
If we cancelled the order of ~40 F-35s, we could have that 4 billion dollars.
If we appropriately taxed the rich, we could do it without even having to cut the precious military spending.
Sure, wake me up when either of those things happen
Sorry, neither can be done. Taxing the richies would be tantamount to communism. Cutting the military spending? Countries have to fight wars behalf of the corpos.