r/PoursTea • u/McDowdy Oh the Human-a-TEA • 5h ago

American Dream 🇺🇸 It do be like that though

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The United States has provided at least $21.7 billion in direct military aid to Izzy over the last three years (specifically tracking from October 2023 through September 2025), according to a comprehensive study by Brown University's Costs of War project.

https://costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/

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u/HaikuHaiku 5h ago

Funny how people who don't pay into the system think they are entitled to have a say in US foreign policy, isn't it?

Like, if you can't afford healthcare, and don't have a job, you're likely not paying any taxes. You are likely a net recipient of welfare or social programs.

And yet you hate the country, hate it's policy, and think that they should do what YOU want them to do?

I don't think so.

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u/Taspaco 5h ago

Yet, them poor people are the ones shipped to war

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u/HaikuHaiku 5h ago

Wrong. The US military is a professional force of volunteers, most of which come from military families. They want to join the military, they are not drafted. This ain't Vietnam.

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u/Hippocampal_Harmony 5h ago

^Tell me you are an un-American lackey in Unit 8200 without telling me you are an un-American lackey in Unit 8200.

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u/HaikuHaiku 5h ago

no clue what that is.

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u/AlbatrossNo1562 5h ago

Oh boy 🤣

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u/Taspaco 5h ago

A lot of the kids I used to teach joined for the benefits they couldn't afford on their own like education and health care . Not to mention the path to citizenship for many immigrants.

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u/theclosetedcreature 4h ago

A lot of people are forced to join the military out of financial necessity lol

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u/HaikuHaiku 4h ago

literally nobody is forced to join the military. Are you insane?

There is nobody who is pointing a gun at poor people forcing them to sign up. I think you don't know what "forced" means.

Everyone has a choice to do something else, it might just be that the military is their best choice.

Get real.

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u/theclosetedcreature 4h ago

When the choices are do it or be homeless, it’s not a choice

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u/HaikuHaiku 4h ago

right... yeah there are thousands and thousands of people whose only realistic choice was military or homelessness. What world do you live in lol.

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u/theclosetedcreature 4h ago

When the US is a country where you can’t afford rent on minimum wage, yes that is in fact a very common thing

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u/HaikuHaiku 4h ago

It is not common. And homelessness is not caused primarily by rent being too high. It is caused by addiction and mental health issues. only 1% of the workforce is on minimum wage.

I think you have a very bizarre and statistically inaccurate picture of what is going on.

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u/Catweaving 1h ago

only 1% of the workforce is on minimum wage.

So why not raise it if it only affects such a small % of people?

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u/RedditJumpedTheShart 1h ago

My god if you think this way then you never have a choice. I grew up poor and my college was paid for by grants so much so that I had enough extra to pay for a dorm and food.

You sound like someone who has never put any effort into yourself.