I'm fine with complaining about the bill. I think military spending is ridiculously high in the US, even accounting for the benefits of helping others. It's ju

I'm fine with complaining about the bill. I think military spending is ridiculously high in the US, even accounting for the benefits of helping others. It's just that you can't look at spending and get a good picture of the militarization of the culture. That counts doubly true for smaller arms. The cost of a carrier group is roughly equal to giving every citizen a gun.