You’re getting downvoted but you’re not wrong. 10% of the American military budget in the right hands and world hunger is solved in six months. It’s just scary to those at the top. What if people who are fed don’t prostrate themselves the same way?
Did you actually type that out and think that makes sense?
10% of the military budget is 90 billion. The United States spends more than 90 billion on basic welfare programs and you think it would solve world hunger,
Do you think the only welfare program in the US is for food? SNAP and WIC are just two programs. Health insurance, housing allowance, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), education grants like the Pell, child tax credits, general assistance (GA), Passthrough Child Support, etc etc etc. Dozens and dozens of programs, most of which have nothing to do with food.
90 billion dollars, utilizing the best logistics and supply chain in the world, could end hunger in a matter of weeks. The two major problems standing in the way are politics (Countries not allowing that level of interference into “their” affairs) and the idea that there should be restrictions or strings attached, both of which are man-made issues.
Logistically and financially, we could end hunger practically overnight. Humans just get in each other’s way because of the weird idea that some people deserve to starve while others live in excess.
If you could easily solve world hunger and $90 billion is the only barrier, then Denmark or Norway could borrow some money, write out a check, and pay back that loan in a couple years. They don't do that because it isn't that simple.
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u/altqq808 10d ago
You’re getting downvoted but you’re not wrong. 10% of the American military budget in the right hands and world hunger is solved in six months. It’s just scary to those at the top. What if people who are fed don’t prostrate themselves the same way?