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sanitation@lemmy.today to politics @lemmy.world · 1 month ago

‘Imagine All the Better Things That Could Have Been Done’: Trump Has Blown $37.5 Billion on Iran War: “THIS from the administration that said there was no money for food assistance, Medicaid, and hea…

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‘Imagine All the Better Things That Could Have Been Done’: Trump Has Blown $37.5 Billion on Iran War: “THIS from the administration that said there was no money for food assistance, Medicaid, and hea…

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'Imagine All the Better Things That Could Have Been Done': Trump Has Blown $37.5 Billion on Iran War | Common Dreams
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After US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth estimated that President Donald Trump's illegal war on Iran has cost $37.5 billion, critics  pointed out the range of ways that money could have been better spent.
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    You almoat had me before "buy gold.’

    Thats conspiracy nutter shit. You can’t eat gold. You can’t sleep in the shelter of gold. Gold won’t cure health problems.

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      bullshit counterpoint

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        Well if you drink enough of this everyday you won’t have to worry about the recession for very long or maybe even at all I think you’re on to something here.

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          Your browser does not support playing HTML5 video. You can download the file instead.

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            I love this lol

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      You have to trade for something though don’t you? I mean sure bartering works but at the scale of collapse he’s talking about… Shit idk if gold and silver would even work everyone would have to agree on it.

      But they would because that’s what’s always been done right?

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        The buying of the gold is to go to another country and get their stable currency. Not to trade the gold directly.

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        Trade for other useful things. The “currency” part can literally be anything.

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          Probably cigarettes, canned goods, ramen, Kraft macaroni, k-cups, and sealed rice bowls.

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            Bottle Caps maybe.

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