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USA spends 3.1% of GDP on military - which is close to the 2% mandated by NATO. That isn't the reason people can't get food.
by akvadrako 7y ago
USA spends 3.1% of GDP on military - which is close to the 2% mandated by NATO. That isn't the reason people can't get food.
- fit2rule 7y agoGDP: Irrelevant, if you are digging your beloved out from the rubble. Good luck with that.
- voisin 7y agoWouldn’t the more appropriate metric be military spending as a percentage of government expenditures? The point being made above is that other governments spend on things useful to the populace and not war. I think by pointing at % of GDP another key point is lost: lower taxes than other countries. The US gov’t takes in less as a % if GDP and what it does take in it disproportionately spends on things that do not benefit the average Joe.
- akvadrako 7y agoWell no, gov spending is not more appropriate than gdp for exactly the reason you mention. If taxes are lower and hence less money is spent on social support, that has nothing to do with the military. Still I don’t think that applies much to the USA - I think the total tax burden is comparable in many states. Medica* and SS are also huge parts of the budget.