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workinclasszero

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12. Yeah...$611 billion...per year?

Reply to Autumn (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 23, 2019, 03:12 PM

Feb 2019

The Top 15 Countries For Military Expenditure In 2016 [Infographic]

Niall McCarthy Apr 24, 2017, 08:25am

The United States remained at the top of the military spending league last year with $611 billion. That's 36 percent of the global total and over three times the amount spent by second-placed China. Russia upped its outlay 5.9 percent to $69.2 billion, third overall, according to the Swedish think tank.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2017/04/24/the-top-15-countries-for-military-expenditure-in-2016-infographic/#2e2343b343f3

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If you think the country is going broke [View all] Arkansas Granny Feb 2019 OP

And the rich wants that 59 billion as well. Iliyah Feb 2019 #1

If you think the country is going broke just look at the bloated military budget. nt Autumn Feb 2019 #2

Yeah...$611 billion...per year? workinclasszero Feb 2019 #12

"As a percentage of GDP" is the only true comparison. In that metric, we're not at the top. oldsoftie Feb 2019 #13

I'm willing to bet next year they will get even more. They got 82 B more than Autumn Feb 2019 #14

$611 billion?!? Try twice that! A HERETIC I AM Feb 2019 #15

Damn! workinclasszero Feb 2019 #16

I put the following up on FB the other day in response to a good friends post of a similar nature A HERETIC I AM Feb 2019 #17

It's morally bankrupt thegoose Feb 2019 #3

Medicaid spending alone is about $600B/yr. exboyfil Feb 2019 #4

Appears that the OP isn't close to being correct MichMan Feb 2019 #6

Thank you! Duppers Feb 2019 #7

K&R. Thanks for that simple, clean summary. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2019 #11

Trump's tax cut made the rich much richer at140 Feb 2019 #5

About 100 billion on corporate welfare & the top 8 2017 takers were yaesu Feb 2019 #8

Kicked/Recommended BadgerMom Feb 2019 #9

I wish Democrats would understand how to use simple memes like this LiberalLovinLug Feb 2019 #10

Memes that are not true ? MichMan Feb 2019 #18

Obviously not LiberalLovinLug Feb 2019 #19