Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

As a percentage of GDP, it is only about 5%, granted everyone else is around 2.5%, but if you look at the numbers for example, in world war 2, we were spending about 40% of the GDP.

In actuality we could spend like this perfectly easily and support 'entitlements', we just have to raise taxes...




Consider applying for YC's Spring batch! Applications are open till Feb 11.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: