▲ 1940 ▼ x last night (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by Jakdracula@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 107 comments fedilink hide all child comments I posted this earlier today in the tech lemmy instance, but, they have no sense of humor and deleted it. I'm trying here.
[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 108 points 3 years ago (2 children) ... he said in a post on a worldwide network whose creation the US government originally funded. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Lumidaub@feddit.de -23 points 3 years ago (2 children) Not for the purpose of giving it to the people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] irmoz@reddthat.com 27 points 3 years ago (1 child) They only said the government were capable of doing it, not that they would be motivated by pure benevolence permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (2 children) To be fair, of the 44B, they'd use 30b to blow up children's hospitals, give 13b to some rich fucks, 800m would disappear and the rest would fund something nice permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Have you ever looked at US federal spending? 27% goes to healthcare, 21% goes to social security, 13% to income security, 13% to defense, then the rest is split between education, veterans benefits, transportation, and regional development/other. I know people like to meme the government spending, but the majority goes to healthcare, elder care, and veterans. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yeather@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I can't wait until Snowden resurfaces and shows us how much of that 27% healthcare actually goes to healthcare and how much is skimmed to line people's pockets. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago The US healthcare industry massively over charges for everything, so they are skimming in plain sight. Doesn't change that only 13% goes to the DoD, where a fraction may be used to blow up hospitals. Not 66% as the previous poster implied. permalink fedilink source parent [–] irmoz@reddthat.com 0 points 3 years ago Yeah that also sounds likely permalink fedilink source parent [–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Plenty of government employees wanted that very thing. Including that Al Gore guy. permalink fedilink source parent [+] sapphiria@lemmy.blahaj.zone -24 points 3 years ago (2 children) Via the same agency that created Agent Orange. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 23 points 3 years ago Fritz Haber invented synthetic fertilizers he also developed chemical weapons during ww1. Whats your fucking point? Lots of good things were created by terrible people and lots of terrible things were created by good people. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AgentOrange@lemm.ee 9 points 3 years ago Hello, you called? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Lumidaub@feddit.de -23 points 3 years ago (2 children) Not for the purpose of giving it to the people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] irmoz@reddthat.com 27 points 3 years ago (1 child) They only said the government were capable of doing it, not that they would be motivated by pure benevolence permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (2 children) To be fair, of the 44B, they'd use 30b to blow up children's hospitals, give 13b to some rich fucks, 800m would disappear and the rest would fund something nice permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Have you ever looked at US federal spending? 27% goes to healthcare, 21% goes to social security, 13% to income security, 13% to defense, then the rest is split between education, veterans benefits, transportation, and regional development/other. I know people like to meme the government spending, but the majority goes to healthcare, elder care, and veterans. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yeather@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I can't wait until Snowden resurfaces and shows us how much of that 27% healthcare actually goes to healthcare and how much is skimmed to line people's pockets. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago The US healthcare industry massively over charges for everything, so they are skimming in plain sight. Doesn't change that only 13% goes to the DoD, where a fraction may be used to blow up hospitals. Not 66% as the previous poster implied. permalink fedilink source parent [–] irmoz@reddthat.com 0 points 3 years ago Yeah that also sounds likely permalink fedilink source parent [–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Plenty of government employees wanted that very thing. Including that Al Gore guy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] irmoz@reddthat.com 27 points 3 years ago (1 child) They only said the government were capable of doing it, not that they would be motivated by pure benevolence permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (2 children) To be fair, of the 44B, they'd use 30b to blow up children's hospitals, give 13b to some rich fucks, 800m would disappear and the rest would fund something nice permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Have you ever looked at US federal spending? 27% goes to healthcare, 21% goes to social security, 13% to income security, 13% to defense, then the rest is split between education, veterans benefits, transportation, and regional development/other. I know people like to meme the government spending, but the majority goes to healthcare, elder care, and veterans. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yeather@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I can't wait until Snowden resurfaces and shows us how much of that 27% healthcare actually goes to healthcare and how much is skimmed to line people's pockets. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago The US healthcare industry massively over charges for everything, so they are skimming in plain sight. Doesn't change that only 13% goes to the DoD, where a fraction may be used to blow up hospitals. Not 66% as the previous poster implied. permalink fedilink source parent [–] irmoz@reddthat.com 0 points 3 years ago Yeah that also sounds likely permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (2 children) To be fair, of the 44B, they'd use 30b to blow up children's hospitals, give 13b to some rich fucks, 800m would disappear and the rest would fund something nice permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Have you ever looked at US federal spending? 27% goes to healthcare, 21% goes to social security, 13% to income security, 13% to defense, then the rest is split between education, veterans benefits, transportation, and regional development/other. I know people like to meme the government spending, but the majority goes to healthcare, elder care, and veterans. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yeather@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I can't wait until Snowden resurfaces and shows us how much of that 27% healthcare actually goes to healthcare and how much is skimmed to line people's pockets. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago The US healthcare industry massively over charges for everything, so they are skimming in plain sight. Doesn't change that only 13% goes to the DoD, where a fraction may be used to blow up hospitals. Not 66% as the previous poster implied. permalink fedilink source parent [–] irmoz@reddthat.com 0 points 3 years ago Yeah that also sounds likely permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Have you ever looked at US federal spending? 27% goes to healthcare, 21% goes to social security, 13% to income security, 13% to defense, then the rest is split between education, veterans benefits, transportation, and regional development/other. I know people like to meme the government spending, but the majority goes to healthcare, elder care, and veterans. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yeather@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I can't wait until Snowden resurfaces and shows us how much of that 27% healthcare actually goes to healthcare and how much is skimmed to line people's pockets. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago The US healthcare industry massively over charges for everything, so they are skimming in plain sight. Doesn't change that only 13% goes to the DoD, where a fraction may be used to blow up hospitals. Not 66% as the previous poster implied. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I can't wait until Snowden resurfaces and shows us how much of that 27% healthcare actually goes to healthcare and how much is skimmed to line people's pockets. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago The US healthcare industry massively over charges for everything, so they are skimming in plain sight. Doesn't change that only 13% goes to the DoD, where a fraction may be used to blow up hospitals. Not 66% as the previous poster implied. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago The US healthcare industry massively over charges for everything, so they are skimming in plain sight. Doesn't change that only 13% goes to the DoD, where a fraction may be used to blow up hospitals. Not 66% as the previous poster implied. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] irmoz@reddthat.com 0 points 3 years ago Yeah that also sounds likely permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Plenty of government employees wanted that very thing. Including that Al Gore guy. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] sapphiria@lemmy.blahaj.zone -24 points 3 years ago (2 children) Via the same agency that created Agent Orange. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 23 points 3 years ago Fritz Haber invented synthetic fertilizers he also developed chemical weapons during ww1. Whats your fucking point? Lots of good things were created by terrible people and lots of terrible things were created by good people. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AgentOrange@lemm.ee 9 points 3 years ago Hello, you called? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 23 points 3 years ago Fritz Haber invented synthetic fertilizers he also developed chemical weapons during ww1. Whats your fucking point? Lots of good things were created by terrible people and lots of terrible things were created by good people. permalink fedilink source parent
