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The B-2 bomber costs $2 billion; the F-117 stealth fighter costs $45 million; the George Washington aircraft carrier costs $2 billion; it costs $2 million to train a jet fighter pilot; a tank costs $19 million; it costs $300,000 to $500,000 to train and maintain a US Marine for 4 years; a Hummer all-terrain vehicle costs $40,000 to $90,000.
Gosh Darn Productive GDP
War time spending is high, but not relatively. Below are relative costs to the USA during three periods of war. The first war was a hot war to save civilization from fascism. The second war was the Cold War to free civilization from the USSR. The third is the war to protect civilization from terrorism.
Defense Budget of: % of US GDP
World War II, circa 1944 45%
Cold War circa 1960 10%
War Against Terrorism, 2006     3.5%
The US is budgeting hundreds of billions of dollars to prosecute the War Against Terrorism. Because the US economy has grown so large, it takes a smaller portion of it to wage war now than it took using the Great Depression era economy.
On a relative basis terrorists cost less to defeat than did either Hitler or the USSR. Take that, terrorists !
I was aware of this.
 Whatever it costs -- freedom is not free.
 Freedom is not worth the cost.
Addicted?
Yes ! But not to oil. Americans are addicted to progress, productivity, peace, and high quality lifestyles.
Currently oil is the main source of energy.
Within a few decades some smart American scientists will invent and perfect new sources of energy. That will obsolete oil.
Then oil will be no more than a messy, greasy, dirty, oozing pollutant that the civilized world will allow to remain under the sandy feet of the still uncivilized.
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1.  A portion of the money spent on military equipment is paid to employees of US defense companies who design, build and maintain the equipment. That is the portion beyond the cost of materials and manufacturing. Agree
 Disagree
2.  Some of the money spent to train jet pilots is used to pay their salaries. Agree
 Disagree
3.  Items such as ammunition, bombs and expendable weapons, etc. make up what portion of the military budget? 3%
 9%
 22%
4.  The money for ammunition, bombs and expendable weapons, etc., is used to protect our allies and ourselves. Agree
 Disagree
5.  If money were not spent on the US military's weapons and personnel, approximately how many jobs would be lost? 25,000
 370,000
 2 million
 3.5 million
6.  If money were not spent on the US military's weapons and personnel, what would defense industry workers do to support their families? Retail sales
 Scientific research
 Construction
 They might take my job
Other:
7.  The design and manufacture of military systems is a major research, inventive, and productive sector of the US economy. Agree
 Disagree
8.  The US economy would experience labor dislocation and would require new industries and employee training if there were decreased military spending. Agree
 Disagree
9.  The US military budget supports a vital industry composed of employees who are like employees in other sectors of the economy including manufacturing, media, and education. Agree
 Disagree
10. The US military budget pays defense workers salaries they spend on food, clothing, education, entertainment and housing for their families, thus supporting the economy as well as their families. Agree
 Disagree
11. I would prefer that the budgeted military money be allocated to: Welfare
 Tax cuts
 Medical research
 Homeless non-working
12. We will soon live in a society that does not need to be defended from outside enemies. Agree
 Disagree
 You're nuts!
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