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Area graph shows the rise of US military spending since 1950. The annual amount increases gradually until the early 1980s when the Reagan administration greatly boosted war spending. Then the amount went up more than ever after the 9/11 attacks, until today the US spends about $800 billion per year on the war machine. A second graph shows that not only is the United States the largest military spender in the world, but that the US also spends more on war than the next 10 countries combined.

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Area graph shows the rise of US military spending since 1950. The annual amount increases gradually until the early 1980s when the Reagan administration greatly boosted war spending. Then the amount went up more than ever after the 9/11 attacks, until today the US spends about $800 billion per year on the war machine. A second graph shows that not only is the United States the largest military spender in the world, but that the US also spends more on war than the next 10 countries combined.
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Bread and Circuses (breadandcircuses@climatejustice.social)'s status on Monday, 18-Sep-2023 22:28:03 JST Bread and Circuses

The US war machine is the world's biggest single source of institutional carbon emissions.
See — https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2022/10/pentagon-climate-change-neta-crawford-book/
The military-industrial complex is closely allied with the fossil fuel industry in their immensely profitable fight to continue with 💵 Business As Usual 💵 for as long as possible.
See — https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/10/infographic-us-military-presence-around-the-world-interactive
Our bloated US imperialism budget is eagerly supported by the leaders of both parties, urged on by free-spending lobbyists. This would be comically embarrassing if it wasn’t so tragic. 🤦♂️
#USA #Politics #War #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual

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