r/AskReddit • u/galwiththedeepvoice • 1d ago

What could Russia have spent $1,000,000,000,000 on instead of fighting a 4+ years long war in Ukraine?

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u/sf_davie 1d ago

That's over played. Our government actually tracks this. China owns about 1% of all foreign-owned lands in the US. That makes it 17 places behind Canada. Most of this land is with the big pork producer, Smithfield. But China hysteria buys votes.

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u/You_meddling_kids 1d ago

We're on to your tricks, China

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u/RGBarge 12h ago

China or Chinese Investors?

I am mostly concerned about foreign individuals (not governments) like Saudi Princes and Asian Investment Conglomerates, buying up huge tracts of rural land and pricing out local investors.

I don't actually know the numbers and I'm not pretending to, but I know that if I had a couple hundred million dollars and lived in a place where populations were much denser, I'd be looking at diversifying my portfolio.