US gets to do very real long term damage to a hostile nation without risking any American lives? All while gaining battlefield knowledge and liquidating aging munitions? Sounds like a great investment to me.

[–] Metal_Zealot@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yea, FUCK affordable health care and giving teachers proper wages

[–] Bridger@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The funding for Ukraine is not the thing holding those things back. Republican regressive politicians are the thing holding those things back. We have plenty of money to do both.

[–] regul@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Oh yeah? Are there any Democrats in power pushing to do those things? Or are they only pushing for more war. Neither party gives a shit about pay for teachers or healthcare. All they both want is more bombs and more death.

[–] VulcanDeathGrip@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

Are you blaming funding Ukraine for the lack of funding for healthcare or teacher pay? Because I think we all know the $$$ might as well be Monopoly money at this point and the US could fund these things if it wanted.

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You spout a popular right wing talking point. It stems from the misinformed belief that governments don’t budget and everything is in one giant pot of money and that governments can only do one thing at a time.

Countries don’t work this way. Your argument is meaningless and incorrect.

[–] Metal_Zealot@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Name one other country with that large of a military budget

[–] azertyfun@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Name any other country with that large of a per-capita healthcare budget. The US has the money, it just all goes into the pockets of insurers. Your issues aren't budgetary.

[–] Pili@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Ah yes, affordable healthcare and living wages, classic right wing talking points.

[–] Metal_Zealot@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Name one instance in your lifetime where Republicans have fought for affordable health care.

You've drank so much USA koolaid that you can't see any other way that a country could possibly be run

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Lmao I’m not the person you were arguing with. Take a deep breath before commenting.