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Qwertious
on Feb 19, 2015
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Why the world's biggest military keeps losing wars
It definitely isn't a false dichotomy - money spent on military ventures is money not spent on e.g. space research.
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hueving
on Feb 23, 2015
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That's not how federal spending works. There is no fixed amount so spending money on the military does not preclude spending money on space research. Similarly, cutting military spending doesn't mean those savings would go into any other budget.
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What drives people to make the stupid choice is a different subject entirely.