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> And all those extra workers that have been hired? Well, they came from working on other things.

Why should we assume money diverted from one industry to the defense industry is not a net again for the US economy?

Wouldn't it be cheaper just to print the money and give it to people directly without having to engage in all the waste required to start a war to require the bombs to require the employees to give them money?

Nah that would go to increasing real estate and equity prices. So actually raising the rent on the real economy

Because the entire economic system is too complex for humans to micro-manage without negative downstream effects? I recommend some Hayek if you find this idea implausible.

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