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farmallnoobies t1_j2da15b wrote

Cool.

Is there a similar plot for offensive spending rather than defense?

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Horror-Score2388 t1_j2derqq wrote

how could you possibly separate spending lmao

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farmallnoobies t1_j2dg4i4 wrote

Well they claim to have done just that by calling it defense spending...

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yes_its_him t1_j2do2ro wrote

That's not really what that term 'defense' means.

There's no distinct 'offense' budget.

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dewlocks t1_j2ehgpr wrote

It’s a valid question. Not sure why the downvotes. It’s one of those things that is said so often, defense = military, no one really thinks about what the offense would be.

Wouldn’t all non-defense spending be offense spending? Transportation, agriculture, education etc. everything non-military related?

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farmallnoobies t1_j2f356v wrote

Instigating wars and attacking other countries for their assets sure feels like offense rather than defense.

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vrenak t1_j2dczaw wrote

Where do you put the cost of an artillery grenade?

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4D51 t1_j2dmv3m wrote

That's probably one of the difficulties with this sort of comparison. Some things can't be divided neatly into offence or defence. Fighter jets can do both, for example.

There's also the "none of the above" category that can differ wildly from country to country. Does the naval budget include a yacht for the head of state? Does the army double as a police force? Is the military in charge of completely random shit like hydro dams? Sweden is famous for using highways as air force bases. Does that mean they can count highway construction as defence spending?

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