top | item 5845954 (no title) AlexeiSadeski | 12 years ago Less than a fifth of US public budget is spent on defense... discuss order hn newest notimetorelax|12 years ago It's a lot, no? mpyne|12 years ago By GDP it's really not, no (about 4.7% for much more ability than any other nation). It's a lot in absolute terms, but so is the American economy.It is higher as a proportion of GDP than many of our NATO allies, but then again that's actually one of our complaints as Americans... ;) load replies (1)
notimetorelax|12 years ago It's a lot, no? mpyne|12 years ago By GDP it's really not, no (about 4.7% for much more ability than any other nation). It's a lot in absolute terms, but so is the American economy.It is higher as a proportion of GDP than many of our NATO allies, but then again that's actually one of our complaints as Americans... ;) load replies (1)
mpyne|12 years ago By GDP it's really not, no (about 4.7% for much more ability than any other nation). It's a lot in absolute terms, but so is the American economy.It is higher as a proportion of GDP than many of our NATO allies, but then again that's actually one of our complaints as Americans... ;) load replies (1)
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mpyne|12 years ago
It is higher as a proportion of GDP than many of our NATO allies, but then again that's actually one of our complaints as Americans... ;)