the elephant in the roomReader comment on: Krugman and Obama on Infant Nutrition Submitted by davesnot here (United States), Feb 22, 2011 10:12 both sides continue to pretend that the insane amount of money being thrown at our military-industrial complex isn't the problem. empires may always die broke, but we don't have to jump off a cliff, we can simply say that spending as much as the next 50 countries combined on offense is insanity. neither party is willing to rein in wall street, the insurance, medical and pharmeceutical industries or any of our other sacred cows. fix all this crap or continue to starve programs for poor women and children and go broke anyway. it's that simple. Note: Comments are moderated by the editor and are subject to editing. The Future of Capitalism replies: We're not spending as much as the next 50 countries combined. It's about as much as the next 17 countries combined, according to the list here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures Submit a comment on this article Other reader comments on this item
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