White Millenial Men Now Majority Republican

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contestgamer said:

Megiddo said:

We have about 1.2 million active soldiers and 800k reserves. Let's say that the average salary of the 2 million is $50,000.

That means 100 billion dollars goes to salary. The budget for the military is 640 billion dollars.

The budget for SNAP, food assistance for our nation's poorest for example is 60 billion dollars.

Assistance budget =/- budget covering WORK/JOBS. Our budget for handing out money for nothing shouldnt equal what we spend on people that earn that money through working like the army. Then you have to factor in the budget that goes to developing new military gear/weapons, etc. Those are high paying industries. The budget for contractors that rebuild bombed out places.  Budget for pensions and veterans. Budget that goes to fueling and the many people working in the energy industry. That 640 billion isnt just flushed down the toilet. It's going to organizations and the people employed by them. The military and wartime provides employment at good salaries for many people.

Don't forget inventions brought about by the billions spent in the military, such as epipens, microwaves, duct tape, gps.

Like NASA, the military sometimes invents something that us consumers end up using everyday.