$100,000,000,000 and I don’t get healthcare because it’s too expensive for the country.
This place fucking sucks.
We’re already paying more for healthcare (that we don’t get) than people in any other country in the world.
Universal healthcare is actually cheaper everywhere than what the US pays. https://data.oecd.org/healthres/health-spending.htm
I sure do care about Ukrainians right now, and we do need to get that funding back on track.
However…
That’s a pretty big slap in the face for anyone hoping for student debt relief, universal healthcare, or parental leave. And told constantly it would bankrupt us. Suddenly we find 100 billion in between the couch cushions when there is even a wiff of war.
Just from a fiscal perspective, universal healthcare really can’t be grouped in with those others. Even in countries that do public healthcare well, it represents a large chunk of domestic spending.
Even by Sanders’ own estimates for the Medicare For All bill (which, for the sake of argument, I’ll just accept on faith), the annual cost is three trillion dollars a year, about thirty times the cost of this aid bill. They’re not really comparable, especially given that there’s more than a “whiff” of war.
Yes you’re technically correct but I think you missed the person’s point
Mexico spends $8 billion a year on defense. Canada spends $26 billion a year on defense.
We’ve spent well over $100 billion on Ukraine already, and Israel gets $5 billion a year from the US in charity annually.
When do the American people get an emergency spending package, you know, considering it’s our money in the first place?
Best I can offer is a, “pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
After I have pulled myself up, do I at least get a firm handshake?
no. you are also not supposed to shake your own hand.
Unless you want to barter with your medical provider using cold war era weaponry, it’s not a direct comparison. Most of the “dollars” in aid Ukraine receives is equipment. There have been cash payments mostly for (allegedly) humanitarian purposes, and I won’t begrudge them that.
Also the Israel aid is vouchers for them to buy US military equipment. Now whether we should support a genocidal nation at all is a question worth considering, but it’s never stopped us before.
At this point it stopped being your money a long time ago and became your debt and your children’s debt and your children’s children’s debt. Got to love unhinged unbalanced generational national debt.
That’ll cause inflation.
You forgot the /s.
Man, I sure wish Americans could benefit a little from our taxes.
Rich Americans very much benefit from the military. Global US power projection ensures its billionaires have an advantage
I’m happy to have Ukraine benefit against an unambiguously unjust invasion, especially while also benefit from Russia being weakened.
I agree with you, but my statement stands.
$100B for Lockheed and Raytheon*
But but isn’t Israel a stronk nation, heads and shoulders better at everything compared to their Arab cousins? Why would they need 100 billion more?
That was so quick! Now do it with every other issue.
