Memes often have at least a grain of truth to them and the US military budget is no exception. ~3.2% of US GDP is spent on the military compared to a worldwide

Memes often have at least a grain of truth to them and the US military budget is no exception. ~3.2% of US GDP is spent on the military compared to a worldwide average of ~2.1% [1] That means, even relative to other countries , the US is spending 50% more. Anecdotally, you may have seen stories like the military paying 10k for a toilet cover. It's accurate to say that the US has a overblown military budget. In my opinion, this money would be far better spent on universal healthcare like other reasonable countries do. [1] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS?most_recent_value_desc=true https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS?most_... [2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/the-air-forces-10000-toilet-cover/2018/07/14/c33d325a-85df-11e8-8f6c-46cb43e3f306_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/the-...