• resting_parrot@sh.itjust.works
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      11 days ago

      According to govfacts.org one tomahawk missile costs between $1.75 and $4 million.

      Estimates for universal free school lunch are harder to find, but these two sources say $30 billion and $27 billion.

      That means roughly 7000 to 17000 missiles to one year of universal free school lunch. Of course, this does not take into effect the other benefits of universal free lunch. Right off the bat, there would be a reduced administrative cost in tracking and verifying free lunch eligibility. Then there are things like increased attendance and focus in class which lead to long term benefits of a better educated person and more.

      It is widely reported that the US has used more than 850 tomahawk missiles in the first four weeks of this war. That means the cost of the war in missiles alone is somewhere between $1.5 and $3.4 billion.

    • Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net
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      12 days ago

      Prosperity Gospel nutjobs who think that those who aren’t successful deserve their suffering because they honestly believe that one’s success is directly related to the “will of God” and thus those who suffer deserve their suffering because it is ordained by God.

      Morons, basically.

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        11 days ago

        My BIL told me he could’ve been as rich and successful as Trump, but he just didn’t have it in him to work that hard day in and day out.

        Meanwhile, Trump just had his 101st golf outing this past weekend. Nearly a quarter of his current term has been on the links.

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      12 days ago

      Plenty of videos of people asking trump supporters and good christians at pro-life rallies to sign petitions to guarantee free lunches and childcare for every kid… With predictable results from the people attending.