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we don’t have enough money..."
Because of the following.
Heavy Hitters: Top All-Time Donors, 1989-2014http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/list.phpAmerican Fedn of State, County & Municipal Employees $60,949,129 [Democrat] 81% [Republican] 1%”National Cmte to Preserve Social Security & Medicare $10,414,606 [Democrat] 82% [Republican] 17%
Leviathan (Uncle Sam employs more people than you think) National Review ^ | 02/03/2011 | Iain Murray
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...nearly 40 million Americans employed in some way by government."
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...you want to send millions/billions of dollars of aid to Ukraine?"
No. Our government could send older weapons and other spare supplies to them. We could probably spare huge numbers of old recoilless rifles along with the various kinds of ammunition for those. That would be a great help to Ukrainians under the circumstances (not necessary to punch through tank armor with one shot, as there's a process to such tasks). Quit spending so much on the useless political elements (see above) that are trying to preserve their excessive funding by pushing anti-defense rhetoric, and build up our manufacturing base for defense of our country and allies.
This article didn’t call for sending older weapons. It’s calling for sending MLRS batteries and trainers. Some people on this thread have called for sending boots on the ground.
I know where a tremendous amount of money is spent. I really do. The problem is that as the federal government spends more and more, the belt keeps getting tightened on the average Joe. We have 22 vets and active duty soldiers committing suicide a day because they can’t get the help they need, to include several friends of mine. You’ll have to forgive my hatred towards certain chickenhawks on Free Republic who are calling for World War III, when there are cracks in the system so big you can drive a tank through.
We, as a country, aren’t taking care of our people. So why should we take care of Ukraine?