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Moss · 45w
All of these things you are talking about are only for the war effort. These are only for a small part. There are some valuable things in war, but the real innovation and infrastructure are obtained f...
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I actually work on big, nationally-significant infrastructure projects and they're always short of funds because peacetime governments prefer spending the money on welfare and companies see maintanence as nothing but a cost center.

Bridges only get fixed, if someone needs to drive tanks over them, and then they get fixed in record time and at any price.
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Moss · 45w
This is a tragedy. These tanks and artillery will only go to Vietnam, Iraq, and other war-torn countries. These funds will only build bridges and roads in those countries, not in the United States. These bridges and roads will eventually be destroyed by war. The money used to produce planes, artille...