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The War State: The Cold War Origins of the Military-Industrial Complex

Michael Swanson
4.30/5 (138 ratings)
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Today when you factor in the interest on the national debt from past wars and total defense expenditures the United States spends almost 40% of its federal budget on the military. It accounts for over 46% of total world arms spending. Before World War II it spent almost nothing on defense and hardly anyone paid any income taxes. You can't have big wars without big government. Such big expenditures are now threatening to harm the national economy. How did this situation come to...
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
412 pages
Publication:
2013
Publisher:
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
1484080769
ISBN13:
9781484080764
kindle Asin:
B00EWLGXHW

The War State: The Cold War Origins of the Military-Industrial Complex

Michael Swanson
4.30/5 (138 ratings)
Read Download
Today when you factor in the interest on the national debt from past wars and total defense expenditures the United States spends almost 40% of its federal budget on the military. It accounts for over 46% of total world arms spending. Before World War II it spent almost nothing on defense and hardly anyone paid any income taxes. You can't have big wars without big government. Such big expenditures are now threatening to harm the national economy. How did this situation come to...
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
412 pages
Publication:
2013
Publisher:
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
1484080769
ISBN13:
9781484080764
kindle Asin:
B00EWLGXHW

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