THE UNECONOMIC, NECESSITY WAR
As the poem says, it's good to be a soldier in wartime, in many respects.
However, as the Bush-era conflicts drag on the price to the Republic shows up in a higher structural cost for the standing army:
Remember that per-capita income in Afghanistan is around $450, with a GDP of circa $12 billion.
Basically, we might be able to pay the entire country a year's income, for just what is might cost to fly all our soldiers, politicians, and equipment back-and-forth on the "new" rules about how long someone is supposed to be deployed and the aging of the fleet(s).
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Chart for the Day
