"Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed." -Gandhi

Incredible waste of money given that we spend more than the next 7 countries combined on defense.

&104.3 billion goes to research, development, test & evaluation (RDT&E) activities; $155.8 billion goes to military personnel accounts, $143.1 billion goes to procurement; $292.7 billion goes to operations & maintenance; and $22.5 billion goes to construction and family housing.

All the time. When we spend more on weapons than programs to help human beings, we know why we are a lost society..

How many of these countries exist without the US military? Two? Three?

Feels like our government exists to legislate for maximum corporate profits at humanity's expense.

Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

How much really goes to the military and how much to others pockets

Why don’t you ever talk about NSAM 239 and the political history of disarmament? I think I know why.

Military spending is socialism for red state masses and blue city companies. It’s easy to get agreement to throw around acceptable pork.