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US military spending is lower than Poland's... and yet Poland does have a universal healthcare system. Both countries are spending less than 4% GDP on their militaries.
I wonder if the same applies to US military corporations.
So, less bang for the buck in all cases... except for "the shareholders", after discounting all the C-level salaries and benefits, the creative bookkeeping, and non-dividend reserves... meaning only for the "big" shareholders, not the average Joes.
Sounds like death by a ~~thousand cuts~~ million leeches.