$200 Billion More for War? The Spending Spiral Explained

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All right, so Pete Hagseth, the secretary of war says we need another $200 billion for war. That’s right. He’s going to ask for $200 billion. Now, I got to know the numbers are thrown around right now. We’ve spent 11 billion, 15 billion, 16 billion, and that counter is going. But correct me if I’m wrong here. We’re being told that this thing is

Just about done. Just about done. Just about done. What do need $200 billion for? What do you need to help? Hegseth says it takes my sentence is a quote. It takes money to kill bad guys. Yeah, I guess it does. Yes, it does. We have a trillion dollar annual defense budget. Now we need another $200 billion. Going to go to Congress and ask.

for this money and they’re already lining up. Because again, you $200 billion. yeah. And again, this is for members of Congress. It’s like freaking Christmas, man. Again, if you’re against the $200 billion, well then you don’t support the troops. You definitely support Iran and the Ayatollahs. You are anti-American. You’re probably a neo-Nazi.

Okay, that’s well that’s how they’re gonna frame it. you’re gonna support it. And again, most members of Congress are chicken shits. They’re not gonna fight that. They don’t want to be called that. I want Mark Levin or Ted Baxter, Bill O’Reilly coming out and saying anything bad about them. no, you’re again, support troops. Support troops, support troops. And that’s how they’ll frame it again.

I have seen this movie before. Have you seen this movie? Quick, maybe I’m wrong. This is like Groundhog Day, Deja Vu. I’ve heard this before. And then you’re get all the special interests lined up. They’re already doing it. Yeah, yeah, the, believe it or not, all the agriculture groups are already lined up. Yeah, this happening right now. Farm Bureau, key agri-

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They already sent a letter to the president saying that farmers are hitting their breaking points because of the Iran war and they’re gonna want money in this, they’re gonna want some appropriations in this $200 billion bill. Cause you gotta support the farmers.

Again, it’s like that movie, Campaign, which was fantastic. know, farmers are the backbone of this country. Filipino Tilted World Workers are the backbone of this country. Everybody go line up.

Everybody’s got your $200 billion. That’s a lot of money. You’re a member of Congress. got you get somebody gets a contract here or there. You get your little kickback. Bada boom, bada bing. You get yourself a lake house.

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You think I’m kidding?

You think I’m kidding? You know how rich people are going to get? Just be connected, man. You are going to get connected. Meanwhile. Meanwhile, you know, I mentioned this. Social Security is going to be cut. Pretty soon, 2032 down by 7, 2034 down by 25 percent. No, never mind that. Never mind that. And you know, you think about this to 200.

billion dollars. Hmm. Yeah, let’s let’s go to the let’s go to the list here. China’s entire military expenditure. entire kit can a caboodle for the entire year 314 billion Russia has been at war for the past four years now 149

billion dollars. Wow. I gotta find Iran.

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7.9 billion dollars. We’ve spent more on this war already than Iran spends over the course of the year.

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