The Double Standard: America’s Military Might and the Illusion of Free Markets
Think of America’s military as the world’s largest wage and price control freak.
Every time I look at Israel and its war against Hamas or whatever enemy they choose to invent, I see oil. I see Israel as a state that was invented for the purpose of extending America’s military might in pursuit of price controls on oil. I see Israel as a branch of America’s military, like the Navy, the Marines, or the Army. Israel is the oil branch of the American military.
Israel is America’s favorite proxy.
Israel receives more foreign aid from America than any other nation, by a mile. Israel has access to a wider range of American-made weapons than any other country. In return for all that, Israel provides universal healthcare to its people. Israel provides mostly free education to the people living there. The average Israeli life expectancy at birth is about 83 years, which is a bit higher than the OECD average. And, at least until October 7th, Israel provided some of the best intelligence in the world to American policymakers.
When I return my gaze to home, I see a country that has one of the world’s most inefficient healthcare systems. America pays double what the other industrialized countries…
