Dustin Barbour

Some interesting numbers regarding the United States’ military spending versus that of the rest of the world:

• America spent $711 billion on its military in 2008. The rest of the world spent a total of $762 billion.
• 44% of the US government’s tax revenue in 2008 went towards paying for the military.
• When adjusted for inflation, the money requested to fund the US military in 2007 was greater than the average request during the Cold War years despite our current forces being 1/3 of their Cold War numbers.

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