The Trans Movement Just Hit Home.......

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(05-12-2023, 08:53 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: There's a reason that our military budget is astronomical, and that reason is because the US is "expected" to be the protectors of the free world.

(05-13-2023, 08:12 AM)pally Wrote: The reason our military budget is astronomical is that their military dollars provide a windfall to far too many congressional districts and every state.

Defense Spending has generally gone down compared as a % of the GDP over the years. We've been under 4% since 2014 and under 3.5% in 6 of the 7 years from 2015-2021. For comparison in the 60s it averaged about 9% and '60-'90 it only went below 6% ten times and below 5% twice. We are currently only a little above pre-9/11 spending as far as % of GDP goes.


Our military budget is astronomical because our economy is astronomical. 

About 1/4th of the entire US defense budget is spent on just retired personnel, including ~$50b on healthcare.


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I fully believe that there's plenty of fat that can be trimmed, there's plenty of waste that can be eliminated, and Europe has gotten FAR too comfortable not spending on protecting themselves because they have us as a shield... but the spending as a % of the GDP has already been going down.