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>Or, and hear me out: we could cut our military budget (which is larger than the next ten or so countries combined, both total and per capita) No, it's not. R

>Or, and hear me out: we could cut our military budget (which is larger than the next ten or so countries combined, both total and per capita) No, it's not. Russia, Israel, and Saudi Arabia all spend more as a percentage of GDP on their militaries than America.

SamBam 4y ago
How can you say "No, it's not," when OP provided a very clear definition of how they're measuring ("both total and per capita") and you provided a completely different one ("as a percentage of GDP").
- midoridensha 4y ago
  When America isn't even near the top of spending-per-GDP, there's no way it's higher than all the other countries combined in per-capita spending.
  - dhosek 4y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_... >USA's military spending in 2021 hit $801bn a year, says the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. In comparison Russia's military spending in 2021 hit only $66bn. US population: 329.5 million, Russian population: 144.1 million, Per capita spending US: $24,600. Russia: $458 While I’m at it: US GDP: 20.94 trillion, 1.483 trillion US military spending as percent of GDP: 3.8%, Russia: 4.5% Now you can see how there is a way.
    - dhosek 4y ago
      And “not near the top of spending per GDP” is not really an accurate assessment. From this data https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/defense-spending-by-country https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/defense-s... we can see that the countries with higher spending per GDP fall into one or more of the following categories: - smaller, poorer countries - countries involved in active military conflicts or with active military conflicts near them - petrostates
  - SamBam 4y ago
    This is simply a math fail, or not recognizing that the combined GDP of "Russia, Israel and Saudi Arabia" doesn't even come close to the GDP of the United States.

SamBam 4y ago

How can you say "No, it's not," when OP provided a very clear definition of how they're measuring ("both total and per capita") and you provided a completely different one ("as a percentage of GDP").

midoridensha 4y ago
When America isn't even near the top of spending-per-GDP, there's no way it's higher than all the other countries combined in per-capita spending.
- dhosek 4y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_... >USA's military spending in 2021 hit $801bn a year, says the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. In comparison Russia's military spending in 2021 hit only $66bn. US population: 329.5 million, Russian population: 144.1 million, Per capita spending US: $24,600. Russia: $458 While I’m at it: US GDP: 20.94 trillion, 1.483 trillion US military spending as percent of GDP: 3.8%, Russia: 4.5% Now you can see how there is a way.
  - dhosek 4y ago
    And “not near the top of spending per GDP” is not really an accurate assessment. From this data https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/defense-spending-by-country https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/defense-s... we can see that the countries with higher spending per GDP fall into one or more of the following categories: - smaller, poorer countries - countries involved in active military conflicts or with active military conflicts near them - petrostates
- SamBam 4y ago
  This is simply a math fail, or not recognizing that the combined GDP of "Russia, Israel and Saudi Arabia" doesn't even come close to the GDP of the United States.