Ending hunger by 2030 would cost just $93 billion a year — less than one per cent of the $21.9 trillion spent on military budgets over the past decade, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP).
Ending hunger by 2030 would cost just $93 billion a year — less than one per cent of the $21.9 trillion spent on military budgets over the past decade, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP).
Yep. Non-capitalist countries are famous for not having militaries.
Tbf there is a giant boogeyman-like entity out there threathening to invade them and spread capitalist freedom in return for natural resources like oil and outsourced workers.
And boogeyman’s military is so huge 5% of the upkeep could end world hunger.
Yep, BEST Korea on average shorter than South Korea due to food shortages.
Shorter life expectancy by 12 years due to famines in late 1990s.
Yet their active military personnel & resources exceed South Korea’s.
text alternative: Military Might
Source: The Military Balance 2017, IISS
4ᵗʰ largest army despite 52ⁿᵈ largest country by population.
Socialism is when government does stuff. Capitalism is when bad things happen.
Do you think being embargoed and blockaded by the majority of the world might have an impact on food availability?
I’m failing to see how militaries existing has anything to do with capitalism starving people to death because it’s not profitable.