US Military spending [in billions] vs the World spending - pie chart:
http://www.globalissues.org/i/military/country-distribution-2008.png
Allocation of taxes [in billions] for US Military - pie chart:
http://www.globalissues.org/i/military/us-taxes-2007.png
In a message dated 6/3/07 8:37:49 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
*Analysts differ on how much of the debt stems from the military;
other groups estimate 50% to 60%. We use 80% because we believe if
there had been no military spending, most (if not all) of the
nation
http://www.warresisters.org/piechart.htm
Total Outlays (Federal Funds): $2,387 billion
MILITARY: 51% and $1,228 billion
NON-MILITARY: 49% and $1,159 billion
HOW THESE FIGURES WERE DETERMINED
"Current military" includes Dept. of Defense ($585 billion), the
military portion from other department
