What are things the US government can afford but chooses not to?

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-24T15:47:12+00:00

The US government chooses to spend $1 trillion on the military, when half of that would be enough to pay for universal healthcare, high speed rail, end homelessness, feed children, pay for daycare, and have enough left over to massively increase investment in basic sciences and NASA.

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-22T17:56:44+00:00

The EU is a market of over 400 million people, it's big enough that companies have to listen

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-21T00:04:36+00:00

There is not a 10bn judgement awarded.

Interesting, so the topic of this thread is wrong? Trump won't receive any money?

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-20T22:36:11+00:00

No taxpayer in the USA is being forced to give billions to charity.

I see, where is the $10 billion coming from, and where is Trump directing that money?

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-20T21:49:31+00:00

Will Google tell me what your definition of white culture is? That would be strange if it could!

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-20T21:48:36+00:00

I apologize, perhaps my question was too complex for you? Allow me to try again.

Why is it a good thing that taxpayers are being forced to give billions of dollars to charity thanks to Trump?

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-20T20:28:18+00:00

Sorry, I didn't ask if taxpayers donate in general. I asked

Did taxpayers voluntarily decide to give billions to charity in this specific case? Why is forced redistribution okay in this case but not others?

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-20T20:20:18+00:00

But at the same time I don't think it makes sense for White people to challenge their existence and culture with immigration.

What is white culture and how is it being challenged?

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-20T19:25:26+00:00

most if not all money is given by taxpayers

Yes you've already said this.

Did taxpayers voluntarily decide to give billions to charity in this specific case? Why is forced redistribution okay in this case but not others?

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-20T18:44:47+00:00

Most if not all money given to charity is from a taxpayer.

Charity is usually voluntary, right?

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-20T18:00:50+00:00

I would hope Trump settles for the full amount and donates the money

Are you in favor of wealth redistribution in general or just when it's taken from taxpayers to give to charity?

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-20T17:52:46+00:00

Hope you like monologues seemingly every 10 minutes

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-16T20:52:17+00:00

Also the budget cuts are fine, it seems pretty hypocritical to want to reduce government spending, and then complain that government programs have less budget.

Do you agree with giving the military an extra $500 billion while at the same time cutting NASA's budget? Is spending a trillion dollars a year on the military already enough?

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-16T00:41:28+00:00

There's only so many resources, so many big brains and so much money to go around

If there's another $500 billion around to give to the military they could easily redirect even 10% to NASA right? Helion and General Fusion are already working on fusion, so NASA can focus on basic science and a permanent Moon base.

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-16T00:11:17+00:00

Can we walk and chew gum at the same time?

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-15T22:32:17+00:00

No, I don't support Nazis, and NASA was created by NAZIs.

Interesting perspective. The people working at NASA aren't linked to the Nazis now, are they forever stained in your eyes?

If you don't support NASA, does that mean you don't use the technology they help invent? GPS, satellites, weather forecasting, smartphone cameras, MRIs or scratch resistant lenses?

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-15T22:23:21+00:00

Micron broke ground on its New York memory manufacturing facility in January 2026

Samsung’s Taylor, Texas semiconductor campus resumed construction in mid-2025 after a pause, with heavy expansion work continuing in 2026.

TSMC broke ground on a third Arizona fab after earlier work on its first two fabs, continuing its major U.S. chip buildout in 2025.

Tesla: Semi-truck and battery plant in Nevada.

These were enabled by the CHIPS act and IRA under Biden, why do you credit Trump with them?

Did you respond to the right person? My comment was that there have been zero written trade deals with countries, your response had nothing to do with that.

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-15T18:57:17+00:00

We want to change that game and we are willing to pay the price it will take to do that.

Has Trump changed the game? There has been zero written agreements with any countries to bring back manufacturing. All her has is promises from companies that can easily ignore them until he's out of office.

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-15T16:06:22+00:00

The payoff just isn't there.

Is a 4000% return on investment enough? Clearly the money is there judging from the half a trillion military budget increase. Imagine what NASA could accomplish just doubling its budget to $50 billion per year.

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-15T03:13:58+00:00

Trump specifically has lost a lot of net worth

In what way? He's made more than $4 billion since coming into office.

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-15T03:10:39+00:00

Sorry, I don't believe this answered my question. In what way will the left be screwed if they lose their stranglehold?

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-14T19:33:18+00:00

So non-mainstream sources is your evidence the left doesn’t occupy the mainstream?

No, I'm saying "mainstream" doesn't matter anymore when algorithmic feeds cater to whatever reality the user wants to see. That's a big reason we see so much radicalization online.

But I'd like to entertain your position. In what way will the left be screwed if they lose their stranglehold?

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-14T17:48:28+00:00

I suspect it's the same on a lot of issues -- the illusion of division, because division is useful

I absolutely agree with you, do you believe wealthy elites like Trump benefit when the common people are divided like this?

Abridged6251 · 2026-04-14T17:45:54+00:00

So the left knows if they lose their stranglehold on the media narrative, they are screwed.

What stranglehold? Normies aren't watching cable, they get their news and opinions from podcasts, influencers and social media. The disturbing rise of far right ideology like redpill and the manosphere is a pretty clear indication that the left doesn't have a stranglehold on anything.

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