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Devils-Avocado
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Photos from inside a Typhoon class submarine
A far larger amount of money is devoted to the healthcare and welfare of the aged. Italy devotes 17% of its GDP to pensions, for example.
In the middle of the cold war USA defense spending never exceed 10%.
fuzzfactor
on Nov 1, 2020
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Seems to me both countries would be better off spending even more than they are on improving people's living, and less on killing strategies.
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In the middle of the cold war USA defense spending never exceed 10%.