Do you think I don't know how to use Google? The fact is that this is a classic model of political analysis and the choice of butter is actually relatively simple matter of risk. Guns can always be had if you have the butter, but if you go with guns, your butter won't keep very well. Just consider the state of the United States military before both World Wars and how easy it was to ramp up our military since we had so much butter. I really do suggest you watch the Eisenhower farewell message I posted above.
Also, when you make assumptions like the person you're debating with doesn't know the facts you do a great disservice to the debate. Attacking your opponents command of the facts is a sure losing debate tactic because it shows an unwillingness to address the actual debate tactic. If you would go to the Wiki link you would see that this is an analogy that has been around for almost 100 years! It is not my thing and it is not little 
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