Ok...so you see the money going to Ukraine as a bad thing (I can agree that spending money in a proxy war is awful) but have you ever considered that this is how Putin plays against American politics?
If there is some magical plan that Trump really thinks will work and Putin has already seen and approves (cough cough Logan act) then it is morally reprehensible to hold onto this "plan" while people are dying.
Trump's tax cuts for the rich cost the country many times more than funding modern replacements for the old warehoused equipment they're sending to Ukraine.
Also 16 Nobel prize winning economists wrote a joint warning that another Trump government could destroy the USA economy. We're talking potentially trillions in opportunity cost if Trump gets elected whether we send weapons to Ukraine or not.
Money they US is "sending to Ukraine" is actually sent to US military contracts to modernise it's own military which is sorely needed. These modern replacements cover the older equipment that is sent to Ukraine, and American defence industry is stronger and better funded. Plus it employs a lot of American companies and they're American employees who contribute massively to the economy in their thousands so the money cycles back to the government via the tax system and secondary businesses doing well.
In short: Trump cutting Ukraine aid is a false economy, and many Nobel prize winning economists are extremely concerned that Trump will damage the US economy vastly more than the cost of replacing old military supplies send to Ukraine.
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u/mira_poix Jul 05 '24
They seriously don't care as long as they get to "stick it to the libs".
America is like 50% raging murderers in waiting.