Thread: Cost of National Security

Cost of National Security



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What counts as national security depends on your perspective. Some people consider wars overseas to be national security.

Cost of War in Afghanistan


Every hour, taxpayers in the United States are paying
$10.17 million for Cost of War in Afghanistan.
$746,895,120,818

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Cost of War in Iraq

Every hour, taxpayers in the United States are paying
$365,297 for Cost of War in Iraq.
$817,643,738,641

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Total Cost of Wars Since 2001

Every hour, taxpayers in the United States are paying
$10.54 million for Total Cost of Wars Since 2001.
$1,564,438,859,463

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Trade-Offs: What else could these dollars buy?

Others consider the U.S. military, fighter aircraft, and the American nuclear weapon stockpile to be national security.

Department of Defense in 2014

Every hour, taxpayers in the United States are paying
$58 million for Department of Defense in 2014.
$481,844,996,323

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F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in 2014

Every hour, taxpayers in the United States are paying
$861,289 for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in 2014.
$7,154,920,435

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Nuclear Weapons in 2014

Every hour, taxpayers in the United States are paying
$2.12 million for Nuclear Weapons in 2014.
$17,596,886,333

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Tomahawk Cruise Missile

Every hour, taxpayers in the United States are paying
$37,089 for Tomahawk Cruise Missile.
$308,106,621

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Trade-Offs: What else could these dollars buy?

Some people consider giving weapons to other
countries to be national security.


Foreign Military Assistance in 2014

Every hour, taxpayers in the United States are paying
$1.33 million for Foreign Military Assistance in 2014.
$11,047,840,364

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Trade-Offs: What else could these dollars buy?

After Sept. 11, 2001, we created the Department of Homeland Security and poured hundreds of billions of dollars into it, and some people consider that to be national security.


Homeland Security Since 9/11

Every hour, taxpayers in the United States are paying
$8.43 million for Homeland Security Since 9/11.
$786,982,083,065

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Trade-Offs: What else could these dollars buy?

Others think of national security as having enough to eat, a place to live, plus health care, clean air to breathe and water to drink,
and access to an education.

Education in 2014

Every hour, federal taxpayers in the United States pay
$7.81 million toward Education in 2014.
$64,869,315,031

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Environment in 2014

Every hour, federal taxpayers in the United States pay
$3.04 million toward Environment in 2014.
$25,236,491,654

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Foreign Aid in 2014

Every hour, federal taxpayers in the United States pay
$2.71 million toward Foreign Aid in 2014.
$22,519,576,407

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Housing Assistance in 2014

Every hour, federal taxpayers in the United States pay
$4.89 million toward Housing Assistance in 2014.
$40,612,430,167

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Medicaid and CHIP in 2014

Every hour, federal taxpayers in the United States pay
$36.91 million toward Medicaid and CHIP in 2014.
$306,659,599,155

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Nutrition Assistance in 2014

Every hour, federal taxpayers in the United States pay
$13.29 million toward Nutrition Assistance in 2014.
$110,404,435,276

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Trade-Offs: What else could these dollars buy?

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Why are these numbers different from the numbers in our Trade-Offs tool?

The numbers in Trade-Offs are projected total costs for a federal program in a given year. The numbers in the Cost of National Security counters are changing in real time to show how much has been spent on a program this year to date.


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