• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    13
    arrow-down
    5
    ·
    1 year ago

    Since ‘48, we’ve sent over 158 billion in aid- without adjusting for inflation.

    It’s more than all other countries combined- including Ukraine.

    Even that 2 billion could go a very long way to helping.

    • yetAnotherUser@feddit.de
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      1 year ago

      You’re right, it could.

      In fact, the US could fund a few wars and conflicts, end homelessness, implement socialized healthcare and fund the world’s best public transit system with affordable high-speed trains between cities simultaneously.

      But they don’t because they don’t want to, not because they can’t.

    • treefrog@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      That’s enough to end homelessness last I checked. (Last year or so I compared median national housing prices and found that Elon Musk’s wealth was enough to take every family and single person in the country off the street. That’s how obscene 150 billion is. It’s enough to end homelessness).

      • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        Eh, I’m a bit pessimistic about a 100% solution to it. Can’t save everyone… That’s not a reason to not do everything that can be done, but I just don’t think there will ever be an end.

        And I absolutely agree with how obscene it is

    • Deftdrummer@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      arrow-down
      4
      ·
      1 year ago

      Good thing it’s more than Ukraine too. Wouldn’t want any com block arms dealers mouths to go unfed.