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Re:Did an F-22 Blow Up an Illinois Club’s Hobby Balloon? by orangepurple on Friday February 17, 2023 @02:28PM (#34839155)
Each missile purchased puts food on the table for a defense contractor living in Chantilly, VA. (The military industrial complex welfare state is very lucrative as long as you keep your mouth shut, your head down, and obey)
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Re:Did an F-22 Blow Up an Illinois Club’s Hobby Balloon? by cosmodisk on Friday February 17, 2023 @02:33PM (#34839248)
No wonder they blamed F-35 programme as the main reason why American roads aren't fixed.
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Re:Did an F-22 Blow Up an Illinois Club’s Hobby Balloon? by mrguyorama on Friday February 17, 2023 @04:50PM (#34841060)
Which is always a stupid take. America is absurdly wealthy. We could burn half a trillion dollars a year in a big bonfire and still easily afford all the niceties of a modern nation like good infrastructure and healthcare.

We might have to actually tax a proportional amount from ultrarich and megacorps, but I'm perfectly fine with the people receiving 70% of all increase in wealth since the 50s paying a significant amount of tax.

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