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What could you buy with the money spent by the US during the Iran war's first week?
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cm0002 libretechni.ca cm0002@libretechni.ca
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Smuuthbrane sh.itjust.works smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-13
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I would restart production of the 1990 Honda Civic hatchback (4th gen) and sell them both as complete cars and rolling chassis to let people engine swap them. Good, cheap transportation for everyone.

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cm0002 libretechni.ca cm0002@libretechni.ca
Joined: 2025-11-13
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I would restart production of the 1990 Honda Civic hatchback (4th gen) and sell them both as complete cars and rolling chassis to let people engine swap them. Good, cheap transportation for everyone.

Lol as long as you bring its safety to modern standards

Afaic, 20+ year old cars are death traps

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Smuuthbrane sh.itjust.works smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-13
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Lol as long as you bring its safety to modern standards Afaic, 20+ year old cars are death traps

Easy. NHRA roll cage standard in each one.

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bufalo1973 piefed.social bufalo1973@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-09-01
#5 · Quote Reply

All the debts I could buy of people struggling to pay it, keeping enough for living the rest of my life (less than 1% I think)

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lolrightythen lemmy.world lolrightythen@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-25
#6 · Quote Reply

You couldn't buy back the lives lost, I know that much.

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hammertime lemmy.org hammertime@lemmy.org
Joined: 2026-01-23
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I’m pretty sure 11b could buy trumps assassination. Probably all of them.

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hammertime lemmy.org hammertime@lemmy.org
Joined: 2026-01-23
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I would restart production of the 1990 Honda Civic hatchback (4th gen) and sell them both as complete cars and rolling chassis to let people engine swap them. Good, cheap transportation for everyone.

Open source. You would download a car.

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SeductiveTortoise piefed.social SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-07-16
#9 · Quote Reply

I'd spend it all on butter!

I haven't thought beyond that point, but it wouldn't be spent worse than it is now.

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Tanis Nikana lemmy.world tanisnikana@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-19
#10 · Quote Reply

Honestly, I wonder what it’d be like to re-enact some of the SAW movies with assorted billionaires.

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Iconoclast feddit.uk Iconoclast@feddit.uk
Joined: 2026-02-05
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Apparently I'm not the only one who misread the title asking what would I buy with that money.

New fuel injectors, rear axle and leaf springs for my truck and I'd pay off my house. Not sure what I'd do with the remaining 11.3 billions though. Maybe buy something nice for myself. New flashlight perhaps.

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Iconoclast feddit.uk Iconoclast@feddit.uk
Joined: 2026-02-05
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You couldn't buy back the lives lost, I know that much.

Both the US and Iranian governments agree that they weren't worth much to begin with.

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DupaCycki lemmy.world DupaCycki@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-08-17
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I could buy everything I've ever wanted a hundred times over for 1% of that...

But I'm not so selfish to demand that for myself. I understand it's imperative that those filthy children get bombed. My dreams can wait.

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