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When I last visited China in 2002, the military was both a jobs program and involved in public works projects similar to the US Corps of Engineers but with higher priority.

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This is every military in the history of the world.

The US military does not do a lot of domestic work, because it would undermine the private sector.

It could, though, and it could do a lot of good. But it doesn't.

Sorry, but you're not making any argument or refutation with any sort of nuance. The Chinese military civic works and infrastructure development Bechtel look like 2 TaskRabbit helpers. USACE does a lot of good domestically and internationally, but it isn't even close.

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