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Many people are constantly hounding the states for spending too much money on their military, etc. While, there is an undoubtedly high amount of money going into the military, keep in consideration that the US is still the wealthiest country in the world.
In light of the statement above here are some figures...
The USA spends approximately $550 billion a year on their military (which equals to 3% of their GDP)
Keep in mind, the average GDP used for military spending in all countries world-wide is at 5%. Therefore, it may come as a shock to you to see that the US actually spends less then the global average. Supportively so, do you think the US spends too much on military? -
i would need to see what exactly our military spends all this on to say whether it is worth it. but 700 bases in 132 countries is too damned many
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Canada spends about $20 billion, which is 1% of our GDP. Then again, we're peacemakers :P
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In principle, no, in practice, probably. If that makes sense. Of all the spending the federal govt does, military spending is probably my favorite (not that I like paying for $200 toilet seats, and fully loaded SUVs for Haliburton employees). I do find it ironic that so many in the world are concerned about this now, while during the cold war they relied on it for their own security. Either way, they aren't being asked to pay for it, so they don't get a vote.
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FYPOriginally Posted by Dizzy34
Canada spends about $20 billion, which is 1% of our GDP. Then again, we're pussies and use the US for our defense
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Yeah, there you are, making the peace. Posting on the internet, making the peace, working it. You peacemaker you.Originally Posted by Dizzy34
Canada spends about $20 billion, which is 1% of our GDP. Then again, we're peacemakers :P
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^^^ThisOriginally Posted by tekiller
i would need to see what exactly our military spends all this on to say whether it is worth it. but 700 bases in 132 countries is too damned many
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thisOriginally Posted by marinersheep
Too general of a question. I'm sure sometimes we spend too much, and sometimes we don't spend enough.
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Sorry if I offended you emcee for being canadian?
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seems like a disproportionate response, eh? i'm difficult to offend...Originally Posted by Dizzy34
Sorry if I offended you emcee for being canadian?
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Originally Posted by Jennifear
this
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ha, go fuck an igloo
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nice comeback?Originally Posted by emcee21
ha, go fuck an igloo
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if you agree that we should spend less, please be more specific on where to take the cuts.
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uhm, im pretty sure 700 bases in 123 countries could be cut somehow.
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yawn, pick on somebody your own size.
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Defense from who exactly? Is Russia going to try and invade us all of a sudden? The reason we spend so little on our millitary is because we have no intentions of invading other countries. In my opinion it's sad that in this day in age a country has to spend so much money every year to "defend" it's self when that money could be going to sooooooo many different and better things.Originally Posted by TheWacoKidd
FYPOriginally Posted by Dizzy34
Canada spends about $20 billion, which is 1% of our GDP. Then again, we're pussies and use the US for our defense
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thisOriginally Posted by rivverkiller
Defense from who exactly? Is Russia going to try and invade us all of a sudden? The reason we spend so little on our millitary is because we have no intentions of invading other countries. In my opinion it's sad that in this day in age a country has to spend so much money every year to "defend" it's self when that money could be going to sooooooo many different and better things.Originally Posted by TheWacoKidd
FYPOriginally Posted by Dizzy34
Canada spends about $20 billion, which is 1% of our GDP. Then again, we're pussies and use the US for our defense
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If you got your defense spending numbers from the budget, they don't include the war in Iraq or Afghanistan.
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the federal gov't should not be spending 1 cent on public education according to the 10th amendment. it's up to the states and local gov't to fund education.Originally Posted by mdshack14
Could spend a little less on the military and more on education. Spent about 440 billion last year i think. If you been in an inner city public recently you'll prob agree.
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It seems like it's 4 percent
The President's actual budget for 2007 totals $2.8 trillion. Percentages in parentheses indicate percentage change compared to 2006. This budget request is broken down by the following expenditures:- <LI>$586.1 billion (+7.0%) - Social Security <LI>$548.8 billion (+9.0%) - Defense<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-1>[2]</SUP> <LI>$394.5 billion (+12.4%) - Medicare <LI>$294.0 billion (+2.0%) - Unemployment and welfare <LI>$276.4 billion (+2.9%) - Medicaid and other health related <LI>$243.7 billion (+13.4%) - Interest on debt <LI>$89.9 billion (+1.3%) - Education and training <LI>$76.9 billion (+8.1%) - Transportation <LI>$72.6 billion (+5.8%) - Veterans' benefits <LI>$43.5 billion (+9.2%) - Administration of justice <LI>$33.1 billion (+5.7%) - Natural resources and environment <LI>$32.5 billion (+15.4%) - Foreign affairs <LI>$27.0 billion (+3.7%) - Agriculture <LI>$26.8 billion (+28.7%) - Community and regional development <LI>$25.0 billion (+4.0%) - Science and technology <LI>$23.5 billion (+0.8%) - Energy <LI>$20.1 billion (+11.4%) - General government</LI>
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I was talking defense numbers. which say 548 billion in that list... so how do they suck
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