First of all, we’re not getting jack shit: capitalists in the military-industrial complex are. And second of all, that’s not how US federal taxes work.
Edit: And third of all, Ukraine isn’t getting any of this for free but as lend-leases which their people will be paying off for generations while living under neoliberal austerity measures.
We’re getting dead invader trash.
That’s a bargain, and we’re buying more.: )
I thought you guys had nothing to do with the war and were just passive observers there for humanitarian reasons?
If you lot actually wanted to kill invaders, you’d wipe out your own government before worrying about other countries.
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I wish you wouldn’t paint this out as though Ukrainians aren’t suffering an identical amount of casualties, or that investors in the MIC aren’t going to support funneling as much money to it as possible.
I wish you wouldn’t paint this as someone having their home invaded, their family raped and or murdered, and them wanting to fight back to hurt the invader and get their home back.
But I’m sure if russia invaded your town you’d just make them tea.
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The American government is not giving Ukraine bags of money. They are giving them weapons. These weapons were made by American companies. All of the money spent on these weapons was either spent years ago, or remains in the American economy. The only thing that is moving is metal, plastic, explosives, etc. Money is being pumped into the defense industry, which you would think would make conservatives happy.
The US delivers X dollars worth of weapons to Ukraine. In most cases, this is used weaponry that would otherwise be held in a depot waiting for WW3 or desposed of. The US is not taking new taxpayer money for this. Instead older weapons paid for by taxpayers to counter Russian agression…are used to counter Russian agression. Newer weapons like Patriot and Himars are donated but the US gains valuable information from the battlefield in exchange.
In total, America’s pumped nearly $25 billion of non-military aid into Ukraine’s economy since the invasion began – and you can see it working at the bustling farmers market on John McCain Street in central Kyiv. The late senator is revered in Ukraine because he pushed the U.S. government to start sending arms to the country after Russia first invaded – back in 2014.
Good to hear that Ukraine is just as enamored with American fascists as it is with European ones.
Hungry, mostly
