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>Second, is a larger question. Why do US citizens tolerate spending a disproportionate amount of their financial resources on their military? The larger questi
by blahi 10y ago
>Second, is a larger question. Why do US citizens tolerate spending a disproportionate amount of their financial resources on their military?
The larger question still is how did you come to the conclusion that they spend a disproportionate amount on military?
- dforrestwilson1 10y agoRelative to GDP and most other countries it is disproportionate.
- blahi 10y agoWhich other countries? Denmark? US's spending is 3,3% of GDP. That is ~40% less than Russia and ~60% more than China. That sounds proportionate. Considering that the US has the most to gain from preserving the status quo, it's perfectly reasonable to make a large effort in that direction.
- josho 10y agoUser 'toomuchtodo' gave us a good reference earlier in this discussion showing just how much the US spends. http://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0053_defense-comparison http://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0053_defense-comparison Also, I would argue that Russia isn't a good example to compare against because they are the cold war superpower that was overspending against the US to win the cold war, and it seems they, like the, US continue that trend.
- blahi 10y agoSo what is a good comparison if not the rival? Who should we compare it to then? San Marino?