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Why do we view it in relation to GDP? If anything we should look at it in a way that is proportional to our government's spending. I don't have the numbers, but I would like to see it compared to things like education, infrastructure, science spending.

I don't care if we are spending 50% of our GDP or 10 trillion dollars, if it is a small number relative to investment in our own country.



About 20% of our budget is for defense.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2009/pdf/apers/dimensions.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_United_States_federal_budget

Investment in our own country? What does that even mean? I don't know about you, but I KNOW I can spend my money better than the government can.