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ng12 | karma 9975 | avg karma 3.99 · 2019-12-09 17:15:14+00:00

The US gov certainly can afford it but they'll pass the bill on to taxpayers all the same.

jtbayly | karma 5198 | avg karma 2.1 · 2019-12-09 17:57:44+00:00

There is literally no other way to do it. The government gets its money through taxes.

ng12 | karma 9975 | avg karma 3.99 · 2019-12-09 18:00:29+00:00

Or we could spend less on the military. If they need to raise taxes to pay for it they can't afford it.

jtbayly | karma 5198 | avg karma 2.1 · 2019-12-09 18:22:49+00:00

I think you're missing my point. The money still comes from taxes, which come from taxpayers, no matter what. Saying that the government can afford it is saying that we can afford it. The government doesn't have any money except ours.

ng12 | karma 9975 | avg karma 3.99 · 2019-12-09 18:30:37+00:00

I'm not saying it doesn't. The grandparent's point was that the gov could spend the some of the $T it spends on the military on healthcare. My point is the gov is much more likely to fund healthcare through new taxes than to spend less on the military.