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Creationism/Evolution See other Creationism/Evolution Articles Title: 13 Facts About Military Spending That Will Make Your Head Explode
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Business Insider
URL Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/fact ... -defense-spending-2010-11?op=1
Published: Aug 11, 2011
Author: Business Insider
Post Date: 2011-08-11 19:17:33 by Brian S
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Comments: 7
The economy is tanking, schools are underfunded, people don't have jobs.
Let's spend more money on war! America spends more on its military than THE NEXT 15 COUNTRIES COMBINED In 2007, the amount of money labeled 'wasted' or 'lost' in Iraq -- $11 billion -- could pay 220,000 teachers salaries America's defense spending doubled in the same period that its economy shrunk from 32 to 23 percent of global output* *This fact originally said defense spending had doubled since 2008.
Source: National Defense Magazine The yearly cost of stationing one soldier in Iraq could feed 60 American families. The total known land area occupied by U.S. bases and facilities is 15,654 square miles -- bigger than D.C., Massachusetts, and New Jersey combined. Each day in Afghanistan costs the government more than it did to build the entire Pentagon In 2008, the Pentagon spent more money every five seconds in Iraq than the average American earned in a year The pentagon budget consumes 80% of individual income tax revenue Two decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Defense Department still has more than 40 generals, admirals or civilian equivalents based in Europe The amount the government has spent compensating radiation victims of nuclear testing ($1.5 billion) could fully educate 13,000 American kids Image: Mad House Photography via Flickr Source: All Business The Pentagon spends more on war than all 50 states combined spend on health, education, welfare, and safety Image: Howard Davies-Carr Source: Intel Daily The U.S. has 5% of the world's population -- but almost 50% of the world's total military expenditure
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
It's actually the next 17. America's defense spending doubled in the same period that its economy shrunk from 32 to 23 percent of global output A completely FALSE use of statistics. American spent 8.1% of GDP on defense in 1967. We spend 5.1% today. It's a huge decrease, but we don't need to spend 8.1% because the Cold War is over. We could and should spend less. Even if we did, idiot leftists would still piss and moan. The Pentagon spends more on war than all 50 states combined spend on health, education, welfare, and safety Which is absolutely, 100% false.
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#2. To: jwpegler, brian s, skip intro, war, lucysmom (#1)
American spent 8.1% of GDP on defense in 1967. We spend 5.1% today. It's a huge decrease, but we don't need to spend 8.1% because the Cold War is over. We could and should spend less. Even if we did, idiot leftists would still piss and moan. Have you missed the Tea Party's message that defense spending creates jobs? http://www.teapartynation.com/main/authorization/signIn? target=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.teapartynation.com%2Fforum%2Ftopics%2Fthe-party-of-treason-lives-up- Judson Phillips: If we decided to build a couple of new carriers, thousands of workers would be hired for the shipyards. Thousands of employees would be hired for the steel mills that would provide the steel for the hull and various sub contractors would hire thousands. Do you know what that means? It means they would receive paychecks and go out and spend that money. That would help a recovery. That is a shovel ready project! Increasing spending for the military does a couple of things. It not only not only stimulates the economy, it protects our nation. That is a better investment than say spending money on teaching Chinese prostitutes how to drink responsibly.
#7. To: jwpegler (#1)
We could and should spend less. Even if we did, idiot leftists would still piss and moan. During the 2000 presidential campaign it was republicns pissing and moaning about Clinton not spending enough on the military.
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