A Ukrainian soldier in Washington, DC told Insider he's using his break from the front lines of the war against Russia to educate US lawmakers.

A Ukrainian soldier in Washington, DC told Insider he’s using his break from the front lines of the war against Russia to educate US lawmakers.

  • @AccmRazr@lemm.ee
    8•1 year ago

    Edit: this is to add to your point.

    The lawmakers pretend they don’t understand. They know the benefits of aid aren’t going to the American workers, and because of suppressed wages and non-existent mandatory benefits, the tactic works. The general public is purposefully removed from how any of this works and that allows manipulators to run around yelling bullshit lies that sound true. The bureaucracy works to their advantage, and it’s why we are buried in it.

    • @SCB@lemmy.world
      1•1 year ago

      They know the benefits of aid aren’t going to the American workers

      They literally do though. It feels like you’re conflating government purchases and like, tax breaks. Those aren’t the same thing at all

      Gov makes big purchases:

      • company fills larger order
      • suppliers make money from selling the additional supplies
      • Multiple manufacturers make money because of how manufacturing works in interrelated ways
      • employees get OT, new jobs, raises, bonuses, etc all the way up the chain
      • employees spend that additional money, on haircuts and in restaurants, and on jet skis, and all kinds of shit

      Whereas with tax breaks:

      • CEO keeps more of what he already makes
      • specialized industries get some smaller amount of money, lowering the velocity of the money “spent” due to fewer employees and lack of scale in material needs
      • that’s kind of it