And some people wonder why there is a deficit..... too much of our Tax Dollars are wasted on frivolous projects like these......
Teaching Pigeons to Gamble, Torturing Ferrets, Fattening Eels: The Worst Government Waste of 2021
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky wrapped up the year by releasing his annual “Festivus Report,” spotlighting the most egregious examples of pointless government spending.
https://www.westernjournal.com/teaching-...4KXkTvs-qk
He forgot food stamps and Fauchi's salary.
(12-28-2021, 03:20 PM)Ronster Wrote: [ -> ]![[Image: income-tax.jpg]](https://citizenfreepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/income-tax.jpg)
National defense spending in 1913: ~$427,000,000
National defense spending in 2021: ~$753,500,000,000
(12-28-2021, 06:08 PM)SeldomRite Wrote: [ -> ] (12-28-2021, 03:20 PM)Ronster Wrote: [ -> ]
National defense spending in 1913: ~$427,000,000
National defense spending in 2021: ~$753,500,000,000
Someone has to fight the stinky, ugly, communist
(12-28-2021, 06:29 PM)Ronster Wrote: [ -> ] (12-28-2021, 06:08 PM)SeldomRite Wrote: [ -> ]National defense spending in 1913: ~$427,000,000
National defense spending in 2021: ~$753,500,000,000
Someone has to fight the stinky, ugly, communist
It better be another country stepping up to the plate because they are running the show here.
(12-28-2021, 06:08 PM)SeldomRite Wrote: [ -> ] (12-28-2021, 03:20 PM)Ronster Wrote: [ -> ]
National defense spending in 1913: ~$427,000,000
National defense spending in 2021: ~$753,500,000,000
Just curious... was that adjusted for inflation?
(12-29-2021, 12:05 AM)Lucky2Last Wrote: [ -> ] (12-28-2021, 06:08 PM)SeldomRite Wrote: [ -> ]National defense spending in 1913: ~$427,000,000
National defense spending in 2021: ~$753,500,000,000
Just curious... was that adjusted for inflation?
10 billion
(12-29-2021, 12:05 AM)Lucky2Last Wrote: [ -> ] (12-28-2021, 06:08 PM)SeldomRite Wrote: [ -> ]National defense spending in 1913: ~$427,000,000
National defense spending in 2021: ~$753,500,000,000
Just curious... was that adjusted for inflation?
I think it's actual estimated spending, but there hasn't been close to 2000% inflation since then. The USA is just wasting tons of money on military contractor pork barrel to keep certain welfare states afloat.
Speaking of government waste, Harry Reid...
Nope. Nope. I'm better than that.
(12-29-2021, 07:45 AM)SeldomRite Wrote: [ -> ] (12-29-2021, 12:05 AM)Lucky2Last Wrote: [ -> ]Just curious... was that adjusted for inflation?
I think it's actual estimated spending, but there hasn't been close to 2000% inflation since then. The USA is just wasting tons of money on military contractor pork barrel to keep certain welfare states afloat.
Yes, there has been over 2,000% inflation since then.
https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
2,707%, to be precise.
(12-29-2021, 09:50 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: [ -> ]Speaking of government waste, Harry Reid...
Nope. Nope. I'm better than that.
It's the internet. No one knows who you are. If it's funny, post it. Funny trumps everything.
(12-29-2021, 09:50 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: [ -> ]Speaking of government waste, Harry Reid...
Nope. Nope. I'm better than that.
Ya... never mind. LOL
(12-29-2021, 09:53 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: [ -> ] (12-29-2021, 07:45 AM)SeldomRite Wrote: [ -> ]I think it's actual estimated spending, but there hasn't been close to 2000% inflation since then. The USA is just wasting tons of money on military contractor pork barrel to keep certain welfare states afloat.
Yes, there has been over 2,000% inflation since then.
https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
2,707%, to be precise.
(12-29-2021, 09:50 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: [ -> ]Speaking of government waste, Harry Reid...
Nope. Nope. I'm better than that.
It's the internet. No one knows who you are. If it's funny, post it. Funny trumps everything.
Okay. Interesting to see that most of the inflation appears to have happened during the WW1 timeframe.
Also 2700% inflation still means defense spending was about 1.3% of what it currently is.
(12-29-2021, 10:26 AM)SeldomRite Wrote: [ -> ] (12-29-2021, 09:53 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: [ -> ]Yes, there has been over 2,000% inflation since then.
https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
2,707%, to be precise.
It's the internet. No one knows who you are. If it's funny, post it. Funny trumps everything.
Okay. Interesting to see that most of the inflation appears to have happened during the WW1 timeframe.
Also 2700% inflation still means defense spending was about 1.3% of what it currently is.
You are correct. Accounting for inflation, the 1913 military spend is equivalent to $10.2 billion in 2014 dollars and nearly $12 billion today. So military spending has increased 6200%
You're not going to see me pretending there isn't massive waste in the military. I was just curious how much it was by today's standards. I do think we should be spending a lot on our military.... even more than what we did, but there is obviously bloat and people skimming from the taxpayer in our current system. It also doesn't change the point of the original post. We are taxed too much because there are too many people with their hands in the cookie jar.
Spend wisely on the Military, but keep up with China and Russia. At this point, we are not doing either.
(12-29-2021, 09:38 PM)Lucky2Last Wrote: [ -> ]You're not going to see me pretending there isn't massive waste in the military. I was just curious how much it was by today's standards. I do think we should be spending a lot on our military.... even more than what we did, but there is obviously bloat and people skimming from the taxpayer in our current system. It also doesn't change the point of the original post. We are taxed too much because there are too many people with their hands in the cookie jar.
(12-30-2021, 02:39 AM)NewJagsCity Wrote: [ -> ]Spend wisely on the Military, but keep up with China and Russia. At this point, we are not doing either.
Are you guys for real?
![[Image: countries-with-the-highest-military-spending.jpg]](https://www.statista.com/graphic/1/262742/countries-with-the-highest-military-spending.jpg)
(12-29-2021, 03:56 PM)captivating Wrote: [ -> ] (12-29-2021, 10:26 AM)SeldomRite Wrote: [ -> ]Okay. Interesting to see that most of the inflation appears to have happened during the WW1 timeframe.
Also 2700% inflation still means defense spending was about 1.3% of what it currently is.
You are correct. Accounting for inflation, the 1913 military spend is equivalent to $10.2 billion in 2014 dollars and nearly $12 billion today. So military spending has increased 6200%
Which is really a pointless stat, since we had hardly any military at all in 1914.
(12-29-2021, 03:56 PM)captivating Wrote: [ -> ] (12-29-2021, 10:26 AM)SeldomRite Wrote: [ -> ]Okay. Interesting to see that most of the inflation appears to have happened during the WW1 timeframe.
Also 2700% inflation still means defense spending was about 1.3% of what it currently is.
You are correct. Accounting for inflation, the 1913 military spend is equivalent to $10.2 billion in 2014 dollars and nearly $12 billion today. So military spending has increased 6200%
Which is really a pointless stat, since we had hardly any military at all in 1914.
(12-30-2021, 09:27 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: [ -> ] (12-29-2021, 03:56 PM)captivating Wrote: [ -> ]You are correct. Accounting for inflation, the 1913 military spend is equivalent to $10.2 billion in 2014 dollars and nearly $12 billion today. So military spending has increased 6200%
Which is really a pointless stat, since we had hardly any military at all in 1914.
And yet the country survived.
Canada still spends less than 3% of what the United States spends on military. No discussion of governmental waste should occur without first talking about military spending, and really that's the only thing that's currently worth talking about on that subject if you're not getting to be partisan about it.