Where your Money Goes

January 28th, 2006

Once again, the US has completely eclipsed the rest of the world on military expenditures. We spent approximately $420.7 billion for the military in fiscal year 2005 ($401.7 billion for the Defense Department and $19.0 billion for the nuclear weapons functions of the Department of Energy). The Arms Control Center has more 2005 highlights.

How many vaccines could we have provided with the money we burned on this B-52??

Approximately $100 million up in smoke…

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