The True Cost of Military Equipment Spending

THE TRUE COST OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT SPENDING AND WHAT ELSE IT COULD HAVE BOUGHT EQUIPPING ONE U.S. SOLDIER CRUISE MISSILE ABRAMS TANK $17,500 $830,000 $6,210,000 WHICH AMOUNTS TO WHICH AMOUNTS TO WHICH AMOUNTS TO 0.35 16.8 125.6 AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOMES AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOMES AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOMES 0.83 39.6 295.9 4-YEAR EDUCATIONS 4-YEAR EDUCATIONS 4-YEAR EDUCATIONS 1.16 55 412 FAMILIES' HEALTH INSURANCE FAMILIES' HEALTH INSURANCE FAMILIES' HEALTH INSURANCE 0.08 3.7 28 HOMES HOMES HOMES [LEGEND] REAL MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME $49,445 AVERAGE COST OF 4-YEAR COLLEGE EDUCATION F-22 RAPTOR B-2 STEALTH BOMBER (ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION) $150,000,000 $20,986 $1.01 Billion WHICH AMOUNTS TO WHICH AMOUNTS TO 3,033.7 20,426.7 AVERAGE FAMILY HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOMES (Through Employer) AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOMES 7,147.6 $15,073 48,127.3 4-YEAR EDUCATIONS 4-YEAR EDUCATIONS 9,951.6 MEDIAN SALE PRICE OF NEW HOMES SOLD IN THE U.S. 67,007.2 FAMILIES' HEALTH INSURANCE FAMILIES' HEALTH INSURANCE $221,800 676.3 4,553.7 HOMES HOMES GERALD R. FORD CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM SPENDING PER YEAR VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE $2.3 Billion $13.5 Billion $52 Billion WHICH AMOUNTS TO WHICH AMOUNTS TO WHICH AMOUNTS TO 46,516.3 273,030.6 1,051,673.5 AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOMES AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOMES AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOMES 109,596.9 643,286 - 2,477,842.3 4-YEAR EDUCATIONS 4-YEAR EDUCATIONS 4-YEAR EDUCATIONS 152,590.7 895,641.2 3,449,842.3 FAMILIES' HEALTH INSURANCE FAMILIES' HEALTH INSURANCE FAMILIES' HEALTH INSURANCE 10,369.7 60,865.6 234,445.4 HOMES HOMES HOMES SOURCES: http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/p60-239.pdf http://www.census.gov/const/uspriceann.pdf http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id%3D76 http://ehbs.kff.org/pdf/8226.pdf http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/budget/fy1999/dot-e/army/99m1a2.html http://www.fas. http://costofwar.com/en/publications/2011/analysis-fiscal- year-2012-pentagon-spending-request/org/man/gao/nsiad97181.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12806709 http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/88xx/doc8865/Chapter1.5.1.shtml http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2009/01/nuclear_spending.html http://tech.military.com/equipment/view/138675/ssn774-virginia-class-fast-attack-submarine.html http://www.saffm.hq.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-100128-072.pdf http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/oct/04/cost-equip-us-soldier-17500-please/ BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MilitaryEducation.org