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minus-squaren3m37hlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·1 year agoAmerica spends more than the next 5 of it’s allies combined for military and Russia isn’t in the top 5
minus-squareuis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-21 year agoI’m talking about relative amount. Quarter of budget is secret, so we don’t know where it goes, third of public budget goes to “security”(police, FSB, military, jails). Education is 3%, healthcare is 2%. Science probably is zero point something.
minus-squareuis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoSo basically half of budget is military spending
America spends more than the next 5 of it’s allies combined for military and Russia isn’t in the top 5
I’m talking about relative amount. Quarter of budget is secret, so we don’t know where it goes, third of public budget goes to “security”(police, FSB, military, jails). Education is 3%, healthcare is 2%. Science probably is zero point something.
So basically half of budget is military spending