Australia commits to $3.5B tank purchase from the US

Yet we continue to face discussions about being unable to afford socially useful spending on health and housing.

MMT tells us there is no debt problem. It feels like the government only applies this logic when it's materiel.

We're going to need more C17s to move the tanks. And, spend on bridges and roads. I'm not 100% sure the threat modelling is selling this purchase to me right now any more than the nuclear subs story.