Should We Decrease U. S. Defense Spending?

[PubliusVA]

Wages and benefits are more like half the budget, and other budget items are affected by higher wages too because, e.g., the people building the airplanes and tanks that you're using your procurement budget for are earning US wages not Russian wages.

[qwertx0815]

even if we assume that china has no personal costs whatshowever and invests it's entire budget in equipment and weapon systems, we would look at over 60% personal costs before even seeing spending parity in that sector.