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Having a military is kind of like having house insurance. you wish you didn't have to spend the money on it, you hope you never have to actually use it, but it
by bshipp 8y ago
Having a military is kind of like having house insurance. you wish you didn't have to spend the money on it, you hope you never have to actually use it, but it would be very irresponsible not to have it.
- awakeasleep 8y agoIts more like buying a very expensive hammer, and “everything looks like a nail” See: afganistan, expanding africom, iraq, etc
- acct1771 8y agoAs long as you realize everyone feels that exact way.
- throwaaaway1231 8y agoEveryone does, we know.
- asdffdsa 8y agoie we spend a third of all our tax revenue on housing insurance
- leetcrew 8y agowhere is this "third" figure coming from?
- gweinberg 8y agoRight here: https://www.nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-budget-101/spending/ https://www.nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-bud... except it's actually 1/6.
- asdffdsa 8y agoit's a poor proxy for "a lot"
- leetcrew 8y agoI figured. I admit I tend to be pedantic about the US military spending figure because, while huge, it is not nearly as large a portion of govt spending as most people think.
- sdenton4 8y agoSometimes my kids act up, so I smash a hole in the fence and call in my home insurance, which kills all the neighbors (and some of the kids).