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4hthth4 on Oct 6, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Swiss to vote on 2,500 franc basic income for ever...

> The US is obligated, by treaty and policy, to provide mutual defense to most of the world.

That in now way sounds like it requires the US to spend an extra 800 billion per year on its military.

philwelch on Oct 6, 2013 [–]

It's like you didn't even read the rest of my comment. Enough with you--I don't have time for people who argue in bad faith.

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