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For anyone thinking 10% of GDP is crazy, like I initially thought: 1. It's 10% of one year's GDP, i.e. e.g. 1% of GDP for 10 years. 2. NATO standards for defe
by tgsovlerkhgsel 4y ago
For anyone thinking 10% of GDP is crazy, like I initially thought:
1. It's 10% of one year's GDP, i.e. e.g. 1% of GDP for 10 years.
2. NATO standards for defense spending are 2% of GDP.
Assuming it really is that cheap, cost is not a blocker.
- somsak2 4y agomajority of nato doesn't even meet their own standard though.
- ben_w 4y agoGiven that, I think the better comparison is how much the world spends on fossil fuels. I'm not sure what the latter number is, as I've heard claims that fossil fuels are subsided by anywhere from $1 to $5.9 trillion per year.
- tim333 4y agoThe report argues for spending that over 20 years and that it would be cheaper than the alternative of investing in fossil fuels. (https://www.tesla.com/ns_videos/Tesla-Master-Plan-Part-3.pdf https://www.tesla.com/ns_videos/Tesla-Master-Plan-Part-3.pdf p26)