1. You get increased world security via Russia being weaker and you show China that being an aggressor is painful. That is real ROI. Weird that you don't agree

2. $50B more into US healthcare (1% increase) would do literally nothing

3. Why do other countries spend less money for better results?

jaybu.bsky.social do you think the arms and funds we're sending Ukraine aren't positive ROI?

Do you really think all the US healthcare system needs is $50B more dollars?

Do you really think the additional marginal $ in healthcare is even doing anything positive? I believe Robin Hanson's take, hbu?

Rude to devolve into name-calling

A javelin missile taking out a Su-34, for example, is great ROI

1. ~$45M to replace the aircraft
2. Grounds other fighters (key to stalling/winning the war)
3. Shows the entire world aggression isn't tolerated
4. Shows that Russia is a paper tiger

What if it costs $10,000 to bomb an actually evil aggressor

And it costs $250,000 to prolong a sick person's life for 6 months

Where would you spend $250,000?

Not being mean, not joking.

Saying healthcare over bombs is the easy non nuanced thing to say

Not being a punk, donated & volunteered for Bernie

But the problem with American healthcare isn't money, we already spend more than everyone else, it's inefficiency

Stopping the aggression of Putin is world wide impact and high ROI

Bombs killing evil aggressors are actually good

Let's be nuanced

Depends on what bombs and why

The bombs that we bought/made and then gave to Ukraine are insane ROI

Way higher ROI than the average doctor/hospital/teacher, right?