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2. TY for posting. US Military has 234 golf courses but only one ski resort.

Wed Dec 12, 2012, 10:24 AM

Dec 2012

And spends $500 million every year on marching bands.

A half billion dollars a year for what? Marching bands........

SIPRI military expenditure database
The world's top 5 military spenders in 2011.
Figures sourced from the SIPRI military expenditure database.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures

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8 Absurd Ways the Military Wastes Our Money [View all] unhappycamper Dec 2012 OP

What a Frigging nightmare. From the CNN article: think Dec 2012 #3