The US delivers X dollars worth of weapons to Ukraine. In most cases, this is used weaponry that would otherwise be held in a depot waiting for WW3 or desposed of. The US is not taking new taxpayer money for this. Instead older weapons paid for by taxpayers to counter Russian agression…are used to counter Russian agression. Newer weapons like Patriot and Himars are donated but the US gains valuable information from the battlefield in exchange.
First of all, we’re not getting jack shit: capitalists in the military-industrial complex are. And second of all, that’s not how US federal taxes work.
Edit: And third of all, Ukraine isn’t getting any of this for free but as lend-leases which their people will be paying off for generations while living under neoliberal austerity measures.
We’re getting dead invader trash.
That’s a bargain, and we’re buying more.: )
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The American government is not giving Ukraine bags of money. They are giving them weapons. These weapons were made by American companies. All of the money spent on these weapons was either spent years ago, or remains in the American economy. The only thing that is moving is metal, plastic, explosives, etc. Money is being pumped into the defense industry, which you would think would make conservatives happy.
