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Yogthos

Left: China's national budget

Right: the US's national budget.

The U.S. spends nearly ten times more on its military and fifty percent less on education than China.
28 Aug 2022 at 13:44 | Open on mas.to
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seachanged

@yogthos

This is an "apples and oranges" comparison. The US discetionary budget does not contain the things that must be paid, so leaves out social security payments and interest on the public debt for the US which are present in the China budget.

Social security in the United States is about 1200 billion, far larger than the military budget. Interest on the debt is about 305 billion.

US military hegemony/investment is unique, stemming from the mobilization of our manufacturing for WWII.

28 Aug 2022 at 16:20 | Open on mastodon.social
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@yogthos U.S. spends 10 times more on its military than China, and 50% less on education, and that's awful, I totally agree. But uh... "Discretionary" spending is only 30% of the USA's budget. The other 70% go to Social Security, and Medicare. And rich fucks at the Federal Reserve.

Mandatory spending, Discretionary spending, and Handout to Rich Fucks in the USA
28 Aug 2022 at 18:07 | Open on mstdn.io
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Maverick

@yogthos i hope you are not going to say that China is good as a socialist/communist country

11 Sep 2022 at 7:28 | Open on o3o.ca
Yogthos

@Maverick China is absolutely a socialist country that has a communist party in charge. The fact that China makes concessions to global capitalism doesn't change this fact.

In fact, we can directly contrast China with India to see the difference between socialist and capitalist style development.

11 Sep 2022 at 11:39 | Open on mas.to
Maverick

@yogthos Socialism or communism doesnt mean authoritarianism. Your unfamiliarity with China beautifies it, which is a common phononmenon seen in western marxist i guess?

11 Sep 2022 at 12:05 | Open on o3o.ca
Yogthos

@Maverick authoritarianism is a meaningless term in itself. Every government holds authority by virtue of having a monopoly on violence. This is as true in the west as it is in China.

China puts more restrictions on personal freedoms than the west, and the result is a stable society that works while the west is tearing itself apart.

I personally lived through the collapse of USSR, and all I can tell you is be careful what you wish for comrade.

11 Sep 2022 at 12:47 | Open on mas.to
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