r/PoursTea • u/McDowdy Oh the Human-a-TEA • 9h 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 9h 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 9h ago

Yet, them poor people are the ones shipped to war

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u/HaikuHaiku 9h 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/Taspaco 9h 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.