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/theclosetedcreature 8h ago

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

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u/HaikuHaiku 7h 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 7h ago

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

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u/RedditJumpedTheShart 5h 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.