yesman , 7 months ago The following is for informational purposes only; do not assume I’m advocating for or against anything. It’s a myth that the US spends more on the military than it does on social programs and healthcare. Medicare Advantage (a simi-private part of Medicare) costs the US about the same as the Army and Navy combined. nytimes.com/…/medicare-advantage-fraud-allegation… In 2022, the Defense Dep spent 585 Billion dollars while Medicare, Medicaid, and healthcare tax credits totaled nearly 3 times that at 1.4 Trillion. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Us_budget#Discretionary_spe… The biggest difference in spending between the US and countries like China, Russia, and India is not that we have X times as much or better weapons, it’s that our soldiers and defense contractors are paid US salaries in US dollars.
The following is for informational purposes only; do not assume I’m advocating for or against anything.
It’s a myth that the US spends more on the military than it does on social programs and healthcare.
Medicare Advantage (a simi-private part of Medicare) costs the US about the same as the Army and Navy combined.
nytimes.com/…/medicare-advantage-fraud-allegation…
In 2022, the Defense Dep spent 585 Billion dollars while Medicare, Medicaid, and healthcare tax credits totaled nearly 3 times that at 1.4 Trillion.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Us_budget#Discretionary_spe…
The biggest difference in spending between the US and countries like China, Russia, and India is not that we have X times as much or better weapons, it’s that our soldiers and defense contractors are paid US salaries in US dollars.