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Re:Study on US-Russia nuclear war: 91.5 MM casualties in fir... by tmp_anon_22 on Saturday April 16, 2022 @02:10PM (#31054609)
Its incredibly bloated, but you have to consider the second-level effects of US Military spending, like our ability to project economic policy on the world, or prop up the domestic economy.

US Defense spending is the biggest welfare program in human history and both political parties fully support it.

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Re:Study on US-Russia nuclear war: 91.5 MM casualties in fir... by onepointsixC on Saturday April 16, 2022 @04:11PM (#31055689)
In what way is it bloated? Spending as a percentage of GDP is at all time lows.
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Re:Study on US-Russia nuclear war: 91.5 MM casualties in fir... by marcusverus on Saturday April 16, 2022 @04:27PM (#31055803)
Nope. Before WWII, military spending during peacetime was much lower than current levels.
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Re:Study on US-Russia nuclear war: 91.5 MM casualties in fir... by creato on Saturday April 16, 2022 @02:56PM (#31055040)
At best, US defense spending is the 3rd or 4th largest welfare program in human history, after Medicare, Medicaid, social security, etc.
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Re:Study on US-Russia nuclear war: 91.5 MM casualties in fir... by ClumsyPilot on Saturday April 16, 2022 @02:54PM (#31055017)
> US Defense spending is the biggest welfare program in human history

But is it welfare for the right people?

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Re:Study on US-Russia nuclear war: 91.5 MM casualties in fir... by Tostino on Saturday April 16, 2022 @04:02PM (#31055625)
Generally, yes we would want most of the people working on the production side of the military complex employed by our government in some way, and working on our toughest problems. Sadly that's not what their effort is going into now.
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Re:Study on US-Russia nuclear war: 91.5 MM casualties in fir... by thatguy0900 on Saturday April 16, 2022 @03:20PM (#31055240)
Honestly, it seems like mostly welfare for everyone else. The rest of the western world is only now caring about having their own functioning militaries again after decades
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