Let’s put military spending in perspective

War’s expensive,

That’s just fine;

Taking care,

That I get mine.

It may be that by now, Americans have a good handle on just how much money the Pentagon actually spends. Or not. In broad terms, U.S. military expenditures are just about equal to those of all other nations combined. Or, looked at another way, Pentagon expenditures are just about equal to those of all other federal agencies combined.

In any case, it’s a lot, maybe double what we really need. There are a number of unsettling explanations for this waste, so let’s glance at a few:  Read more... (591 words, 1 image, estimated 2:22 mins reading time)