Comment by torlok
It never ceases to amaze me that a country with such abundant natural resources, the largest economy in the world, and a massive military budget, doesn't have the resources to deal with these existential issues.
It never ceases to amaze me that a country with such abundant natural resources, the largest economy in the world, and a massive military budget, doesn't have the resources to deal with these existential issues.
Minor note: as a percentage of GDP, the US military budget under both Biden and Trump is/was significantly lower than the post cold war "peace dividend" years under Bill Clinton.
If we are not doing prescribed burns or, say, schools need to hold bake sales, it is because Congress just isn't choosing to spend money on those priorities, not that the massive military budget is making this impossible.
The forest service can only spend what Congress authorizes. And Congress is kind of a shit show, more so the last decade.