Switzerland is a fine example of how it should be done, spend the money on infrastructure, invest in industry, teach all the people how to safely use firearms to protect themselves. Avoid expenditure on any armament that could be perceived as having an offensive capability.
Consequently they have one of the highest rates of employment, the highest incomes and some of the finest engineers and facilities on the planet. They also have one of the lowest murder rates and avoided being invaded in two world wars.
With all the natural and human resources at our disposal how come we still have some indigenous people with no education and short life expectancy living in mud huts?
Farming out government investment to foreign countries is madness and only exacerbates the problems, when will we ever learn that we need to look after our own people first because no foreign power is going to?
Can anyone explain to me why we are importing reo-bar, made in China from Australian iron ore and coal, via Spain? It would surely make sense to make our own reo-bar, wouldn`t it? What does it cost to ship this stuff all around the world and what are the environmental consequences?
Rant over,
Bob