As far as I can tell yearly military budget is circa 500 billion, but yearly spending on Medicaid + other welfare is like 1 trillion.
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Seriously what does the US spend annually on war vs on programs to help people?
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And like, not saying that ratio is good or acceptable, spending a trillion on helping doesn't erase spending half a trillion on killing.
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But like... shouldn't we try to get the facts right about the country we either adulate or excoriate?
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I mean maybe add how much the US spends annually on incarcerating people to the war budget, maybe that changes the equation.
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In the end, Medicare + Medicaid + Social Security are like, 2/3 of the entire budget. I believe most of that is Medicare. Welfare is pennies next to that.
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