President Biden Is Wrong. Military Spending Does Not Produce Wealth

Tags: Big Government, Taxes and Spending, U.S. Economy, War and Foreign Policy

12/22/2023 Mihai Macovei

In his latest defense of bloated military spending, President Joe Biden claims that the military budget creates real wealth. Instead, military spending is destroying it.

Original Article: President Biden Is Wrong. Military Spending Does Not Produce Wealth

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