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Sending hundreds of billions of dollars to fight the war in Ukraine, for instance.

What, you thought we actually HAD hundreds of billions of dollars? They’re all just printed from thin air and added to the national debt, and then inflation goes up as a result of the increased money supply.

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Could you share where you got your number? The most recent source I found on google showed $44.2 billion in military assistance to Ukraine since the invasion began. From what I can tell this doesn’t include other humanitarian aid, so I wonder if that makes up the difference?

Whatever the case, if you have more info I’d appreciate it if you could share

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Hm, I was under the impression there recently was a package of $100 billion being discussed, but it appears that at least some of that money was supposed to go to Israel, not to Ukraine, and I’m not entirely sure if it ever made it through the house.

As far as what’s already been spent, the BBC has reported a total of $46.6 billion as of February 21 this year, and the Council of Foreign Relationships claims a total of $76.8 billion, of which the aforementioned $46.6 billion constitute the direct military aid.

Of the bill mentioned in the first paragraph, $61 billion would supposedly go to Ukraine, so if passed, this would definitely bring the total to over $100 billion. So I regretfully admit to having slightly exaggerated my figures for dramatic effect, and humbly beg for your forgiveness, but least I only missed the mark by a single order of magnitude, and we’re still somewhere in the right ballpark.

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Thanks for your reply! Some people on the internet don’t respond to criticism well, I’m sure you know what I mean, so it’s always nice when someone is chill about it.

I honestly don’t follow politics too closely, so I wasn’t aware of the bill you referenced. Thanks for filling me in!

And yeah, your point still stands regardless of the number. I don’t personally know much about how the federal budget works, so I’m just here to learn.

If you don’t mind telling me, what would be the ideal response by the US in your opinion? Would you have wanted us to send less (or zero) aid to Ukraine?

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