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Mar 1, 2017 9:25 PM
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DuckMom
For real though I would be FURIOUS if I found out my husband bought a $54 sword, at that price it's guaranteed to be a hunk of shit
Dunes8
apples and oranges
ScootyPuffSr
I'd sing Sesame Street's "One of these things is not like the other" song, but they want to cut PBS, too.
FlyingGorrilas
No. Just that persons logic. Not the entirety of one side.
Pheynx
Let me see, $75 Billion to educate or $54 Billion to figure out how to kill better when we already spend more on defense than any other.
mcretso
PSA: if you buy a sword for $54, maybe don't hit anything with it unless your country has free healthcare.
stanleyspadowski
Maybe we wouldn't need to spend do much if we didn't need to protect the rest of the free world.
APersonWhoUsesImgur
Read the tweet and laughed. Read the quoted part and laughed even harder.
Mediathug
Mass amounts of the Selfish gene.
beergolem
Just use realpolitik: If you don't invest in those colleges, you'll lose the arms race down the line.
ObnoxiousArrogantPrick
Typical American Political logic: Bitch about where the $$ is allotted too, but don't worry about waste and abuse when it gets there?!?!?!?
TropicBlunder
That is one of the worst comparisons I've ever seen.
HopScotchMcGoggins
People get upset over 54B and say nothing when the Pentagon can't account for 3T.
ewokchief
But they did have a problem with it; that's why Hillary ran, not Sanders...
gingerbrdman
Yeah. If only we led the world in education spending, by an enormous amount...
007king
I am def. for making college cheaper. i dont think i am for making them free. People with college degrees earn more but 1/2
007king
they still shouldnt come out with 50k+ in debt
PizzaGovorun
But... b-but...
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EzraFell
Is that sped up, or was he that cocainely spastic?
AllTheseYearsWrestlingGators
It does look a bit sped up.
PizzaGovorun
Dunno. His thoughts are spastic, why not movements?
sebastianthelobster
"We need to increase defense spending" country that already spends more than the next 10 countries combined
dukenukemforpresident
Blow people up, educate people... can't decide. Lets do both. Wheres that kid who makes digital clocks
DarthReznor
He emigrated once his work was done lol. No joke
dazedNconfuzed
As a professor, found fully 1/4 of students just would not do the work - period. Another quarter clearly weren't going to graduate. Waste.
rossimus
"That one guy isn't doing his work! Better not help those other three, or the one might get away with it!"
pastryzerotire
That works both ways had plenty of professors that couldnt give a rats ass about teaching and had adjunct professors that could barely teach
PapaSloth
Yeah, but libtards! PC culture! SJWs! THEY TOOK OUR JOBS! It's less important to stand for something than to stand against something.
DVSBSTrD
You forgot one:
DarthReznor
goddamn cuckflakes
MesserAuditore
You forgot *clears throat* "FAKE NEWS!"
StartInternetFights
All cucks
imshibagel
Than providing jobs, tech, structure, etc
Danowar1990
Dont forget snowflakes!
gingerbrdman
That's right. I still think it's funny anyone calls me a snowflake. I'm not a little fella. I actually realized that most /1
gingerbrdman
(and I mean by a narrow margin) Conservatives I know are physically weaker and less healthy than most Liberals I know. Even adjusted for age
SomeCrazyNerd
Humans in general are biased towards negative emotions.
ChickenFingerFingers
Tbh, if Sanders presented the budget for free higher ED, it would get shot down in a second by both sides.
TinyChristopherWalkenMonkey
lol... education. Who needs it rght?
IAmDrBanner
I don't need no education
SteevyT
You don't need no thought control?
Cheomesh
We already have it, though.
thisappisajoke
Cheomesh
Shit, what third world state do you live in that doesn't have schools? Oklahoma?
thisappisajoke
Wot in replied to wrong commentation. Thanks Ob..Trum... Imgur!
MadDrDrillBit
the US military defends all the nato alliance. as all the others have nearly abdicated their own duty to protect their own property. 1/2
Penguinsruletheworld
OH you meant he one trump doesn't give a fuck about?
cantspellmanslaughterwithoutlaughter
One person out of 52k who gets it.
MadDrDrillBit
this allows those countries spend what otherwise would be on defense on their social programs which are awful if over 40.
VarlosZ
US mil. spending: 3.3% of GDP; UK: 2%, France 2.1%, most others close to that mark. They're spending plenty compared to everyone except us.
MadDrDrillBit
u.s. gdp=18.5 trillion German=4tril u.k=2.65tril fran=2.48tril . the US is paying for their defense
VarlosZ
2/2 Besides, Trump is not exactly a staunch supporter of the transatlantic alliance, he's not spending more to protect Europe.
jmulderr
But you need the sword to defend those valuable vegetables from THEM. Are you forgetting about how bad THEY are?
Slander7
So bad that the 39 swords you already have are insufficient.
nevadajim
It's the governments first responsibility to protect the country. It has no responsibility to pay for anybody's college education.
SomeCrazyNerd
They're already doing that. It's already got an enormous budget. Why does it need more?
Commonsensenotsocommon
Exactly
IAmDrBanner
Oh? What is the threat to the US that justifies its defense expending being bigger than several of its first world allies combined?
Acornlad
China, Iran, North Korea, ISIS. I think the US is just in having a larger military budget, however, I think its already big enough as is.
destinoz
That's not how defense spending works. Once the threat materializes there is no time to play catch up.
JustABC123
Ah common sense, so refreshing
IAmDrBanner
Not to mention, you talk as if the entirety of the military budget was actively to "protect the country". It isn't. A large part of it
IAmDrBanner
actually goes into research of new weapon. Weapons that very often ends up being just expensive waste of time and resources.
destinoz
And also keep the US on top militarily, which is the point. It costs money to have things first, less to drag along behind.
HeyItsABow
The fact that several of our first world allies under shoot their EU military budgets and we're stuck reinforcing them from small dictators.
IAmDrBanner
Because they had too little, like you said. Theyunder shoot it. There is also such a thing as "over shoot it". /1
IAmDrBanner
Don't get me wrong. Of course Defense Budget is important, but so is moderation. /2
HeyItsABow
Well I doubt Europe has too little to meet their defense budgets. Their GDP is greater than the US's. In terms of military size, the 1/
VajrapaniP
Why would we buy books and educate our citizens to long term better the country, when we can just destroy the world.
akmarksman
drunkbs
SwaghettiYologneseWithMemeballs
Because when kids are properly educated, they might realize that army is a pretty lousy career choice.
Anyport313
Blood for the blood god
GetSchwifty
https://i.imgflip.com/1kmeb5.jpg
fencerman
Someone convince the republicans that college is a defense appropriation.
worldsokayestspeler
My main problem with it is that we already have more than enough military, why spend more? Just make it more efficient.
bigbrothersbinary
To be fair.. America is basically the world police, and allot of other countries rely on Americans for that.
Odb718
If we make da utter people dumb den dat means we the smarter wons.
imapencil
More educated people, less mercenaries fighting, that's no good.
soulhunter24
Assuming those people who go to college do so for useful degrees
PSWIIsixty
Need the picture of the guy that's pointing at his head that's not Eddie Murphy but kinda looks like him.
IJustLikeToArgue
Unless you are going to require the students to get minimum grades, free college is absolutely no guarantee that anyone gets educated.
thebluebox69
We don't need free collage, we need laws against treating education as a product that's main goal is to make money and not educate
yetimade
I think we need both. One ensures equality and the other ensures skilled people. Investing in education always pays off.
Roboman0516
And Crack down on book publishers who jack up the price or their books
VajrapaniP
greasynuts
why buy groceries to survive, when we can just destroy the world desu
IAmDrBanner
It is kind of incredible how much money the US spends on "defense" when they have never really been attacked by a militar force since /1
MadDrDrillBit
thats why we haven't. .been..attacked. we build them so as to never have to use them.watch any nature show. better creatures win
ImAkuTheShapeShiftingMasterofDarkness
I agree. I feel like we should cut back on NATO. We really don't need take 70% of the bill. Europe needs to contribute more!
ihatepickingoutusernames
IAmDrBanner
the revolution. There has to be a limit for "better safe than sorry". /2
o11c
TIL the war of 1812 didn't happen
Goochami
Its about the Military Industrial Complex. We sell weapons to other countries after we develop better ones
MadDrDrillBit
i would prefer to think of it as helping friends so thay could help you if you get knocked down. it can happen. if so,we gona need friends
Goochami
But we are also selling to Iran Afganistan and other potential enemy's
QuackDodgers
That's a pretty bad example, imo, for all we know the defense budget might be exactly what's preventing attacks
IAmDrBanner
What about all those countries who don't have the absurd "defense" expenses and haven't been attacked either?
IJustLikeToArgue
TIL The attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor was either not done by a military force or happened before the revolution.
Acornlad
I was about to say hahaha
IAmDrBanner
Touché. Attacked once since the revolution.
ToastyMozart
What about 1812? (Though admittedly we picked that fight)
COLONELSARGE
3 times. 1 by the japanese, one by alqueda, and the Boston marathon.
Rakkndon
Right? May as well go out with a bang.
KinetoPlay
How DARE someone try and spend money to make people's lives better when there are still tanks we haven't bought!
DonaldTrumpKilledCaseyAnthonysKid
WE HAVE TO PREPARE TO BE ABLE TO KILL HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE RELLY FAST
bobmarlylooter12
Not governments job to pay for peoples college. It is to defend tho (even if i don't agree with that much)
RaisinZetaJones
The amount of taxes $75B in post-secondary education investment would more than pay for itself and those tanks, as well.
DickAsHardAsLife
It's not all about buying tickle dick. It's more about infastructure for things we have.
Dramacian
If you let anyone get proper education, how will the privileged kids maintain their "deserved" status ? (Social reproduction, P. Bourdieu)
y2jerichodrinkitinmann
Yes. How fucking dare we make a family without children pay for someone else's education, or struggling college students for others.
Spiralhaze
*black/white image of a tank* Every year, thousands of tanks are left unbuilt due to lack of funds. *in the arrrrrms oooof the aaaaangels*
RepostFromLastWeek
Afaik most money spent in US defense goes pretty much directly to the economy, since most materials and jobs are from US.
MyNameIsJesusAndIStealHubcapsFromCars
but he's gonna make the lives better for the few dozen people who build the tanks. much more rewarding than educating thousands.
dane0
There are WHOLE countries that we haven't bombed yet!
DollarDollarBills
Why give out free education when an increased defense budget pays tuition for those that have given back to the US people
Martinez530
I'm sorry you have. Negative points on this....
notmyfirstrodeo
The US spends more on education (local, state, federal) as percentage of GDP than on defense.
Hooblaah
IIRC total GDP spent towards defense is 2.5%
HaHaHeHeThatsFunny
I don't think that's true at all.
WookieWookieWookie
That's good.
Sandyundertones
Education spending is 6.4% of GDP. Defense is 3.5%. Education spending should still be higher than 6.4%.
Commonsensenotsocommon
More college degrees = increased supply and value drops. Simple economics. Yes, I am college educated
TraitorousTrump3
That doesn't make you right. More educated populace = more productive populace.
bobmarlylooter12
Not really
uhhhphrasing
Not if the majority of those looking to get an education study something like liberal arts. Depending onthe field college may not be best 1/
uhhhphrasing
You don't necessarily need a degree to learn to work. Ie. Experience might be a better teacher than a classroom in something like sales...
TraitorousTrump3
Because social sciences don't provide jobs? Wtf dude?
uhhhphrasing
Never said that they don't. The reality is that people don't usually work in the field that they are trained in. Automation will replace /
bob493
lol youre a fool if you believe that.
goflyblind
oh, shit. i just realized that they're gonna build the wall out of unused tanks!
GifypuffJr
We're gonna build a great wall.. no, scratch that, the GREATEST wall! A wall made out of M1 Abrams!
v3rmilion
"we have enough tanks" - the military. "nonsense, if we don't spend the money on you we might have to help people" - Republicans
NotaMormonbutlookslikeone
Not tanks, the F-35, only chosen because it's cheaper than the f-23 while the F-22 is far better and approaching the same price.
5po0ky
"Besides, I own a LOT of stock in these companies" - republicans
ROBOcaster
If we don't by those tanks from general dynamics then how are they gonna pay their factory workers! They'll have to shift their business 1/2
JellyButtSugarPants
My buddy works for General Dynamics! They have been letting people go like crazy the last 2 years. Im guessing thats going to change now...
5po0ky
I can't WAIT until we protect our freedoms by using those tanks to kill brown people on a different continent! Freedom isn't free!
Moobbles
Sweden might need some help.
ROBOcaster
Model to something crazy like clean energy and we all no there's no future in that right, or so the oil lobbyists tell me.
NotBrokenImAdvanced
There is no future in anything as far as the physics theory of universal entropy is concerned.
ROBOcaster
I was just sitting here eating mac and cheese but now I think I'll just end it all...
goflyblind
i mean... heat death's billions of years away.
trubblebot
Billions of billions of billions of billions of billions etc...
BluBoxx
Why do you believe the universe is a closed system?
Wormbo2
Read it as General Atomics, then everything sounded like Mr Gutsy in my head.
WhellerNG
Why are we not funding this!?
LightlySearedOnTheRealityGrill
I don't support the defence budget increase, but defence is a way more important part of government than free college
ScrotuclesTheBallbearian
I like your point of view.
Py0tr77
You'll have state of the art weaponsystems but nobody smart enough to operate them or stop cyber- bio- or chemical attacks
wonder89
Can't be an officer without a higher level degree. And the richest country in the world can support both education and military.
SomewhatAceUS
There are these wonderful things called scholarships...
Hyero
Scholarships are wonderful, however there are only so many. You'll eventually run into the dilemma of someone stuck between two choices 1/2
Hyero
of someone choosing their scholarship to benefit the military or to benefit the economy directly.
SomewhatAceUS
I chose mine to benefit myself... sooooooo where is this dilemma you speak of
JustABC123
Get a job you sparkling wiggle
Tkeleth
To be fair, buying a katana that costs $54 is a horrible fucking idea.
jshbee
There are replica weapon stores that sell "functional" swords for like 20$. They sometimes have discount bins.
acatwhisperer
i don't see how buying a katana can ever be a bad idea
Tkeleth
I beg to differ. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s0dRcdyizU
acatwhisperer
well the bad idea there was hitting a table with a katana
hookerpenis
Actually it was hitting a table with a $44 katana.
MissAizea
That's the point
Corrodias
I'm honestly not sure what the point of this image is. Can you explain it for me? :|
Tkeleth
Oh yeah, but I meant outside the relative price discussion here. I know plenty of people who think flea-market bargain blades are usable.lol
Najda
What exactly are you using the blades for?
Tkeleth
Friend of mine tried cutting some stuff in his backyard. I think some water jugs and small branches. Handle broke. All the cheap ones break.
Corrodias
A $54 sword is decorative, intended for display. A basic blade of a couple of feet doesn't get "usable" until $150+.
Corrodias
Anything fancier is, of course, handily exceeding that. That's a rule of thumb as I understand it, anyway. I don't buy swords.
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