I was just wondering how the US (or any country really) can pull out 100 billion on a given occasion ? Is the treasury just “printing” more money, or are taxes raised? (let’s say 200million Americans are active, that’s still $500 per person) . Or is it just debt passed on to future generations? It goes without saying that I am not fluent in finance

  • @Today
    11•6 months ago

    Part of the previous package was explained as…

    1- send some of our old stockpiled munitions

    2- pay US companies to build new ones to replenish

    So it’s a value, not a lump of cash.

    • @BeatTakeshiOP
      -2•6 months ago

      2- is still money though, even if it remains domestic. So debt?

      • @[email protected]
        1•6 months ago

        Would it still be pulled from the Military spend budget? (Not that it’s not debt - but if it is part of that budget it’s not exactly pulled from thin air.)