The War on Iran Is More Expensive Than You Think (jacobin.com)
from technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to world@lemmy.world on 03 Apr 16:58
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/66498503

In the first two weeks of its war on Iran, the US spent an estimated $2.1 billion a day. It’s no wonder Donald Trump is saying that the cost of war means the federal government can’t afford to spend money to help Americans meet their basic needs.

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PixelatedSaturn@lemmy.world on 03 Apr 18:42 collapse

I think people generally understand how very expensive it is.

amorpheus@lemmy.world on 03 Apr 19:23 collapse

What’s less clear is which of these expenses are for having such a big military in the first place, and what it costs on top to shoot all those missiles.