War Spending Weighs Down Our Genuine Progress
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Posted by Jon RaymondReview
I'm curious why this measure of growth shows stagnation over the period of 92-00 when I was under the impression that the economic growth we had was real. Also, I think one could argue that not all military spending goes to weaponry that has no impact on civilians - some of that spending is used in researching technology that will be used by civilians (medicine and communications are the first two that come to mind). Of course, I have no idea what percent of our defense spending will benefit civilians, but this statistic seems to indicate 0...
