Whatever your view on military spending, this infographic puts it in perspective by showing what various military expenses cost in relation to things that average Americans are used to spending money on. For example, one stealth bomber costs about as much as 50,000 college educations (inflated as they are). And the US nuclear weapons program costs as much as the average income of over one million households. So much for the naive view that the end of the cold war ushered in the decline of nuclear proliferation!
The fact is, the US invests massive amounts of money into its military because there is a widespread view (which very well may be true) that our standard of living is made possible by the military. One has to wonder though… are we overspending?
From: Military Education
