thruster_fuel69 t1_j294oih wrote
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If you fix all that itll just come back in a generation. School funding should be equal to military spending.
PM_ME_A_PLANE_TICKET t1_j295qe8 wrote
I mean, I like the chutzpah, but we don't need F-35s in classrooms. we need to increase school funding and decrease military spending, but not equalize them XD
thruster_fuel69 t1_j295u2i wrote
Why not? Over time a good education reduces the need for military.
enfersijesais t1_j298baf wrote
So how does making your own citizens smarter reduce potential outside threats?
thruster_fuel69 t1_j298oig wrote
Man you're a prime example. It makes your country better at defending itself and it's values, with less collateral damage, creating less terrorists. Idk why it's not obvious that most of the damage is ignorance and fear compounded into rage.
enfersijesais t1_j29a4bs wrote
So you think I can talk Putin out of this whole Ukraine nuke threat thing if I learn Russian?
thruster_fuel69 t1_j29adkg wrote
Nah but I'm sure you could think of better solutions if you were smarter 🤷♂️
enfersijesais t1_j29c52f wrote
You know, you're not being very nice. I'm already pretty dumb, and now I feel threatened to boot. You could turn me into a terrorist. ^((/s reddit mod, you warned me for some bullshit the other day. cool your jets.)) I think you should educate yourself to better interact with imbeciles like me. Just think about it. You'd be lowering the military budget too.
thruster_fuel69 t1_j29cj9g wrote
I'm so confused by you, but I don't hate it.
chaerokk t1_j29g48n wrote
Well the second poster did just ask questions, smart people are just better than dumb people at assuming they know where the questions going ironically 😅
PM_ME_A_PLANE_TICKET t1_j296xsv wrote
lol ok and in the mean time we just tell everyone to leave us alone because we're going through something right now?
You can't just go "oop halved the defense budget, hope that doesn't cause any national security problems over the next be 20 years."
thruster_fuel69 t1_j297eem wrote
You gotta start somewhere, and the extreme lack of proper education makes having this powerful military an existential crisis for humanity.
PM_ME_A_PLANE_TICKET t1_j298i8c wrote
I'm not sure if you're aware, but the current education budget is like 75 billion and the current military budget is like 750 billion.
You just wanna equalize those? just... 2023 education budget 400 billion, 2023 military budget 400 billion?
you think that's a good idea?
thruster_fuel69 t1_j298vmt wrote
I think it's an amazing idea.
Imagine the first real accounting for military spending in history. Seems like a really smart fking idea, tbh.
PM_ME_A_PLANE_TICKET t1_j29b1m0 wrote
lol ok, say goodbye to NASA, that's just gone entirely...
We won't be able to afford any R&D, so we'll be stuck with the current level of technology for the rest of ever, provided we can even maintain what we have.
No new military vehicles of any kind can be made.
In fact, nothing at all will be done, because the entire defense budget will be spent on operations and maintenance, and personnel/retirement.
thruster_fuel69 t1_j29b7u5 wrote
Yeah sure, all made up. The military budget is not well documented enough for you to make those claims. Just makes you anti-education, odd in a space sub..
PM_ME_A_PLANE_TICKET t1_j29c34e wrote
thruster_fuel69 t1_j29cf4k wrote
You posted links with no commentary because the links don't really prove much, I assume.
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