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[–] Hapankaali@lemmy.world 37 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

This kind of misses the point, in the sense that reality is more depressing than what this suggests.

It is not that the health care system is missing money because it's being spent on the military. The US health care system is so inefficient, that if the US were to replace its system with any of the universal health care systems of industrialized nations, the savings would be enough to pay for the entire US military budget, while also vastly improving the quality of care.

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 16 points 23 hours ago

Well yes, inefficiency of operation is the entire methodology of extracting the wealth

[–] Manjushri@piefed.social 8 points 19 hours ago

Meanwhile the USA is giving $3.8 billion dollars of military aid per year to Israel who in turn gives their citizens free healthcare and university education. How about we keep that money for our own health care an education and the Israelis can pay for their own military?

[–] garretble@lemmy.world 15 points 23 hours ago

There honestly needs to be a commercial that uses this concept that runs all day.

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 17 points 1 day ago

Those numbers seem to just be for the weapons. But it also costs a lot of money just in fuel and salaries to have those ships there at all.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 6 points 22 hours ago

I like that just moving the torrette a few degrees costs more than my gas tank per week.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Why does it cost money for the turrets to move?

[–] JDPoZ@lemmy.world 8 points 20 hours ago

Electricity? Cost of just the ship as it operates?

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

Let’s put it this way: it costs money for them to move or not move.