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[–] Poob@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The American government is not giving Ukraine bags of money. They are giving them weapons. These weapons were made by American companies. All of the money spent on these weapons was either spent years ago, or remains in the American economy. The only thing that is moving is metal, plastic, explosives, etc. Money is being pumped into the defense industry, which you would think would make conservatives happy.

[–] Blursty@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

In total, America’s pumped nearly $25 billion of non-military aid into Ukraine’s economy since...