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$100bn US plan to build new nuclear missile while millions are starving, there's always money for funding crimes against humanity (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 years ago (1 children)

There's also the sense that after a point you can't throw $100 at a person for a milkshake when you can simply pay $5.

I mean that after a point not only are there more than enough tanks for everyone, but after a point, spending more money on the same object or weapon doesn't do anything. It can be the most expensive thing and still break down or be inadequate. Also, there's the issue of funds literally being lost because they can't keep track of everything, though how much of it is just "dark money" is another issue entirely.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 years ago

The goal here isn't to produce something functional or useful, it's to divert tax dollars towards private pockets. What actually gets produced is largely incidental.