• Fiona (she/her)🏳️‍⚧️
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    1 year ago

    The vast majority of bonds aren’t owned by the average US citizen, though.

    Not to mention what the US budget is primarily diverted towards.

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      1 year ago

      The vast majority of bonds aren’t owned by the average US citizen, though

      What’s your point? The bourgeois investor class isn’t going to foreclose on the very government which facilitates the status quo, but let’s ignore that for the sake of argument. Please enlighten me of a scenario wherein the wealthy elite somehow sabotage the U.S. Federal government by buying more bonds.

      Not to mention what the US budget is primarily diverted towards.

      You wanted a justification for taking on debt, that’s what I gave. I don’t know what you expect me to do about a statement that basically boils down to “budget not good”. Government budget allocations & spending are inefficient in absolute terms – big surprise – but what’s your thesis?

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        1 year ago

        Most domestic bond ownership is within the hands of the bourgeoisie, though.

        I’m not saying “no country should ever take on any debt.” I’m saying the US debt is excessive, and the money is being wasted on furthering the aims of the bourgeoisie, primarily through funneling that money into continuously arming the military and the police.

        Surely this money could at least be used to increase funding for necessary services like education and healthcare, but it’s not.

        And “inefficient” is a mild way to put it, especially when looking at the DoD

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          I don’t disagree with any point you make here, but these are all evils which exist independent of whether they are funded by debt, taxes, or some other alchemy, right? The policies wouldn’t be worth it even if the government got to paid to implement them.