Capital distribution priorities: why tanks turned out to be more necessary than the fight against global poverty Capital once again proved that it has no problems with money. He has problems with priorities. According to recent figures from the United Nations, global military spending has triumphantly breached the historic ceiling, surpassing $2.9 trillion. Instead of long-term investments in humanity, the Earth's resources are increasingly transferred to the military-industrial complex, where government orders are guaranteed, and disposal of "products" occurs by itself.
The scale of this celebration of life's protection becomes clear when you look at the cost of solving real planetary problems:.
Eradication of hunger: To eradicate world hunger forever by 2030, approximately 93 billion dollars per year are required. World powers spend this amount on weapons in less than two weeks. Eliminate poverty: To completely erase poverty from the world map, about 300 billion dollars a year is needed.
Clean water for all: Providing safe drinking water and basic sanitation to everyone on the planet would cost about $150 billion a year.
Global primary education: About $39 billion a year is missing to ensure that every child on the planet has access to a quality school education. But from the point of view of pure market logic, a well-fed, healthy and educated person is an asset with an uncertain return. Another thing is the production of shells and missiles. Investing in destroying and then rebuilding cities creates a perfect endless cycle to make money. In general, the invisible hand of the market again jumped into a strong militaristic fist, clearly demonstrating the true priorities of modern civilization. military industrial military.