https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2407.17084/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43454993urn:hackerpapers:mention:2407.17084:43454993Sun, 23 Mar 2025 19:04:27 GMT<p>I don’t have the exact numbers, but for every billion not invested in healthcare, infrastructure, or clean energy, countless people will end up suffering or dying unnecessarily. Take this study[0] as an example: austerity measures in Greece led to 10,000 avoidable infant deaths. Plenty of other studies show similar results, cutting social spending costs lives. So how many deaths will come from shifting €800 billion from social programs to military budgets? It’s a sure thing that this will cause suffering and death, while the idea that we need all that money for defense is just speculation…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2407.17084/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>econ.GN