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Yeah, and stop bombing the middle east, and close down some of the 800 (formal) military bases we have around the world. How about the Pentagon takes a 38% (450
by hitpointdrew 6y ago
Yeah, and stop bombing the middle east, and close down some of the 800 (formal) military bases we have around the world. How about the Pentagon takes a 38% (450 bil) budget cut? Which isn't that drastic, it only takes us back a similar Pentagon Budget from 1997.
- oblio 6y agoI agree with your idea but I have to point out that the inflation since 1997 has, apparently, been 65%. So if my math is right, at constant prices, the 2021 US military budget would be $443 bn (constant 1997 prices) vs $282 bn (1997 budget), which doesn't seem as drastic. I'm a bit shocked, to be honest, I checked the inflation just to compare the two budgets and the difference is far lower than I was expecting.
- hitpointdrew 6y agoThat is a fair point. I didn't adjust for inflation, 65% is a bit higher than I would have guessed, for sure.