This is basically self inflicted, as usual messing up in the Middle East always ends up with consumer paying the price for their ruler's stupidity
"Oh no, my drinking water tastes like crap after I pooped in the well"
> But we can easily affort 500+ million per day for faraway foreign wars! That, no problem.
That's because War is a wealth transfer program to the billionaire class. Look at the stock prices of the Big-5 War Companies of the Corporate States of America. Look at the wealth of their executive boards and CEO compensation - which has increased even more in 2026.
qalmakka · · focus · HN ↗
"Oh no, my drinking water tastes like crap after I pooped in the well"
outside1234 · · focus · HN ↗
jjav · · focus · HN ↗
But we can easily affort 500+ million per day for faraway foreign wars! That, no problem.
lenkite · · focus · HN ↗
That's because War is a wealth transfer program to the billionaire class. Look at the stock prices of the Big-5 War Companies of the Corporate States of America. Look at the wealth of their executive boards and CEO compensation - which has increased even more in 2026.