The Costs of Militarized Rivalry with China: A First Estimate
costsofwar.watson.brown.edu
According to Jennifer Kavanagh, Senior Fellow & Director of Military Analysis at Defense Priorities, the U.S. has spent at least $3.4 trillion countering China militarily since 2012. This figure, an average of $260 billion a year, is more than total U.S. spending on 20 years of war in Afghanistan ($2.3 trillion).
  • Arancello@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    americans dont have free healthcare because there’s no profit in it. Other countries decided that human well being is prioritised over profit. In america everyone has to contribute to profit. if you can’t contribute, you die.

    • A🔻atar of 🔻engeance@lemmy.mlBOPEnglish
      6·
      2 months ago

      I thought it had something to do with stopping Ansarallah’s Red Sea blockade, or maybe it was murdering fishermen in the Caribbean? The mind wanders doesn’t it

    • Maeve@kbin.earth
      1·
      2 months ago

      Other countries are savagely ravaging social safety nets for bullying other countries defense.