Billions and billions of dollars go into military weapons, but why? It's all about scare-factor. When the United States realized that North Korea had developed nuclear weapons in 2009, the level of mass destruction increased drastically, which resulted in the US developing larger and more precise weapons. This resulted in more money being spent on war efforts. I am not saying that we don't need to make these advancements. To be honest, we need to keep up with our competitors; however, we do need to realize that we have more areas than need more money than others. So, the money that is being put toward weapon development is probably a little extreme in my opinion.
Let's look at a more specific cost of war. The Iraq war has cost the US citizens around two-trillion dollars, and it doesn't stop there.
As US citizens, we will probably be paying for this war for a very long time. Like Larry Korb said, had the US of known what would of happened in ten years we probably wouldn't have pressed forward with invading Iraq like we did; however, we had to take a chance, and the consequences of this war not only falls on Iraq, but it does fall on us, the tax payers.
So, what do we do about something like this? Why should our money, as tax payers, continue to go toward war costs? Why not? It's honestly a big deal that can quickly go unnoticed because we have to be bigger and better at everything.
I agree, the effects of the wars fall on the tax payers as well. Spending all that money on military weapons is a little extreme. The government could more evenly disperse the money given to them by tax payers. American tax payers are basically paying for the military's services. I believe that tax payer's money should not go towards war costs. We didn't cause the war and didn't start it either.
ReplyDeleteI will never agree with how much money the United States of America spends on war "Equipment". I truly think this money can be spent on something much more meaningful. And yes we need to keep up with our competitors, but then that brings me all the way back to war being pointless in the first place.
ReplyDeleteI think that the cost of war is outrageous, but it is needed. Without money war would be impossible. Our soldiers would not be able to survive. We would lose battles and our lives would be changed forever. War can not be avoided. We have never known what it was like without war; therefore, what makes us think that life would be better without war. War is needed and money is needed for war.
ReplyDeleteI do not think we should spend that much on wars, but it is necessary. If we do not spend the money to get the weapons we need, we could lose battles and more lives could be lost, like Alana mentioned.
ReplyDelete