It fuels my rage every time I see people talk about an increase in military spending "only" being a small percentage of the current budget, as if the budget wasn't ridiculously bloated. The way this is phrased makes it sound as though the money came out of the Pentagon's budget, too.
You should always translate % and other statistical polish into real things.
The Pentagon budget is nearly a trillion dollars.
5% of that is 50 billion dollars.
That's enough money to build 500 schools and hospitals (or other hundred-million projects) EVERY YEAR.
That's enough money to build 500 000 3-bedroom houses EVERY YEAR
That's enough money to cover a 1000 dollar rent for 4 000 000 people FOR EVERY MONTH, EVERY YEAR
That's enough money to cook 3 solid meals for 2 000 000 people EVERY DAY, EVERY YEAR.
That 50 billion dollars could massively help to solve any of the most important issues for any society: Education, Healthcare, Homelessness, Hunger.
You know what's the kicker? That this REALLY is peanuts for the taxpayer. 50 000 000 000 comes to about 140 dollars per human in the US. If we assume 1 in 3 people are taxpayers, then that's about 420 dollars per taxpayer per year. Imagine all the problems that could be solved with that small contribution by everybody. Instead, that money is used to feed the murder addiction of senile greedy war pigs. In fact it makes you wonder, where do the rest of the taxes go to?
PS - And a funny but effective one: That's enough money to buy 20 billion beers. That means, on the 4th of July, or some other American celebration, the US could choose that instead of using this money to murder people, it could instead buy every living human on Earth a couple of beers, with enough spare to buy a 3rd round and 4th round for all the NATO members.
It fuels my rage every time I see people talk about an increase in military spending "only" being a small percentage of the current budget, as if the budget wasn't ridiculously bloated. The way this is phrased makes it sound as though the money came out of the Pentagon's budget, too.
You should always translate % and other statistical polish into real things.
The Pentagon budget is nearly a trillion dollars.
5% of that is 50 billion dollars.
That's enough money to build 500 schools and hospitals (or other hundred-million projects) EVERY YEAR.
That's enough money to build 500 000 3-bedroom houses EVERY YEAR
That's enough money to cover a 1000 dollar rent for 4 000 000 people FOR EVERY MONTH, EVERY YEAR
That's enough money to cook 3 solid meals for 2 000 000 people EVERY DAY, EVERY YEAR.
That 50 billion dollars could massively help to solve any of the most important issues for any society: Education, Healthcare, Homelessness, Hunger.
You know what's the kicker? That this REALLY is peanuts for the taxpayer. 50 000 000 000 comes to about 140 dollars per human in the US. If we assume 1 in 3 people are taxpayers, then that's about 420 dollars per taxpayer per year. Imagine all the problems that could be solved with that small contribution by everybody. Instead, that money is used to feed the murder addiction of senile greedy war pigs. In fact it makes you wonder, where do the rest of the taxes go to?
PS - And a funny but effective one: That's enough money to buy 20 billion beers. That means, on the 4th of July, or some other American celebration, the US could choose that instead of using this money to murder people, it could instead buy every living human on Earth a couple of beers, with enough spare to buy a 3rd round and 4th round for all the NATO members.