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Prairie Gates

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3. Defense spending is a socialist escape valve for the failing capitalist economy

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Thu Dec 25, 2025, 09:58 AM

Dec 25

A giant engine of waste that can masquerade as a market.

That it also serves as an obvious corruption engine and has been designed to funnel money to favored constituencies and supporters is only icing on the cake for the MAGAs.

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About the surprizing GDP growth of 4.3% [View all] edhopper Dec 25 OP

Buying death UpInArms Dec 25 #1

See Russia. NCDem47 Dec 25 #6

Yes edhopper Dec 25 #7

Do current events in the U.S. feel familar? NCDem47 Dec 25 #8

#2 in particular edhopper Dec 25 #9

I've also recently read that a lot of the 'growth' could be based upon AI infrastructure spending Jack Valentino Dec 25 #2

This time edhopper Dec 25 #13

Defense spending is a socialist escape valve for the failing capitalist economy Prairie Gates Dec 25 #3

I read that health care spending was a big factor in the jump. markodochartaigh Dec 25 #4

No value WmChris Dec 25 #5

The books are cooked no way there is growth with all the job losses. NY Times should be ashamed of themselves, Demsrule86 Dec 25 #10

Yeah, who believes any numbers these corrupt deadbeats release? House of Roberts Dec 25 #11

I don't believe it. This is info from the Dept. of Disinformation! lark Dec 25 #12