OT The U.S. has wasted over $14 trillion on warfare over the past three decades

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Alibaba — the Chinese company that surpassed Wal-Mart as the world’s largest retailer in 2016 — said the United States has no one but itself to blame for its economic woes, and that much of the problem is rooted in wasteful spending on warfare.

CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin had asked Ma about his thoughts on the American economy and how it relates to China. Incoming President Donald Trump’s stance has consistently been anti-China — the former reality TV star has long accused the Asian superpower of siphoning U.S. jobs — and he and the trade team he’s putting together appear eager and willing to impose tariffs on Chinese goods.



“It’s not that other countries steal jobs from you guys. It’s your strategy. Distribute the money and things in a proper way,” Ma said, adding, “You’re supposed to spend money on your own people.”

On the issue of military spending, the Chinese billionaire claimed the U.S. has wasted over $14 trillion on warfare over the past three decades — money that, again, could’ve been invested in domestic infrastructure and programs for the American populace.

On Wednesday, as Anti-Media reported, Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a historic speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos in which he praised globalism and made a case for China as the world’s new economic leader.

Speaking of globalization, Ma called it a “perfect” strategy, and pointed out that U.S. corporations have profited substantially from the system:



In welcoming China’s president to the stage at Davos on Wednesday, WEF founder and chairman Klaus Schwab stated, “In a world marked by great uncertainty and volatility the world is looking to China.”



Alibaba’s Jack Ma, in speaking to CNBC, seemed to echo this sentiment — that’s it’s China and the system of economic globalization that will blaze the path into the future:



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Hey, we've set up really nice socialized medicine for both Afghanistan and Iraq. And some really nice infrastructure, new freeways, dams, waste management, clean water. There is just not enough money to do that for us.

And besides, that's up to the states to figure it out and pay for that shit.

 

And look, if we didn't spend trillions on warfare, who would?

Nobody, that's who. And that would just be heartbreaking.

barfo

 

I believe that theory has been abandoned. More recently academic researchers have determined that trans people getting healthcare and using bathrooms are the primary threats to civilization.

barfo

 

Surely there must be a way to make a good profit on dropping nukes on people!

barfo

 

I accept the challenge.

Step 1: Have them cheaply made in China
Step 2: Brand them "Trump Nukes"
Step 3: Line up fools in red hats, take their money for participation in the Trump Nuke Experience
Step 4: Nuke them

barfo

 

I think the $14T is FAR overstated.