• CoderKat@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Honestly, even if it were legal, who would be able to afford it? It’d just mean the ultra wealthy would have even more powerful private armies. A single missile costs at least a few hundred thousand dollars, with some systems costing millions per missile. Which is unfathomably expensive when you think of what you can buy with a few million dollars.

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      1 year ago

      The answer is UBI: Universal Ballistic Income

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      1 year ago

      Afraid of the increasing missile street violence? Call now and buy your own handheld missile launcher today at 50% discount. The best way to stop a bad guy with a missile launcher is a good guy with a missile launcher.

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      1 year ago

      This is what organized militias are for. Crowdfunding and rigourous oversight

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      1 year ago

      The free market is very good at reducing prices. Do you really think the price the government pays for missiles is reasonable?