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by JumpCrisscross 247 days ago
> every single time a cause becomes important enough to fund, we always find the money somehow

We as in America, the richest country on the planet? Yes. We as in various countries that went bankrupt, collapsed or got invaded over the centuries because they broke their piggy bank over a boondoggle? No.
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bebna 247 days ago
USA also got a household that barely lives on its debts. Richest nation? Probably china already.
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JumpCrisscross 247 days ago
> USA also got a household that barely lives on its debts

So did every empire in history.

> Richest nation? Probably china already

If you’re not guessing, the answer is a clear no. (The best source on this might be the CCP. They don’t claim parity because Beijing isn’t delusional.)

More fundamentally, the question was on budget constraints. Credit and cash buy the same infrastructure, healthcare and open-source software.

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