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>>>It's big companies and the military that are causing massive amounts of resource waste and overuse. While often wasteful, the military is only 4% of US GDP,

>>>It's big companies and the military that are causing massive amounts of resource waste and overuse. While often wasteful, the military is only 4% of US GDP,[1] and almost 40% of its expenditures is Pay & Benefits.[2] The rest, about $400 Billion, is <2% of the US's ~$21 Trillion economy (real 2019 GDP). It's...interesting...to single that sector of the economy out in particular. [1] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS?locations=US https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS?locat... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_...

beckman466 5y ago
> It's big companies and the military that are causing massive amounts of resource waste and overuse. oops i mixed up two different points in my original sentence. this is what i am talking about: 1) big companies are causing massive amounts of resource waste and overuse: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2017/jan/14/aid-in-reverse-how-poor-countries-develop-rich-countries https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals... 2) the US military is the biggest contributor to CO2 emissions: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/11/worlds-militaries-avoiding-scrutiny-over-emissions https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/11/worlds-m...