{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64e11b3fcc399200115010f0/64e11b451046b40011f359a6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 57 - The True Cost of the US Military","description":"<p>The US defence budget is enormous - as big as the next 10 countries combined! In this episode we discuss the true cost of the US military, beyond just dollars.<br/><br/>Learn more:<br/><a href='https://sipri.org/media/press-release/2021/world-military-spending-rises-almost-2-trillion-2020'>https://sipri.org/media/press-release/2021/world-military-spending-rises-almost-2-trillion-2020</a></p><p><a href='https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-time-to-rein-in-inflated-military-budgets/'>https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-time-to-rein-in-inflated-military-budgets/</a></p><p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States'>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States</a></p><p><a href='https://www.newsweek.com/2014/07/25/us-department-defence-one-worlds-biggest-polluters-259456.html'>https://www.newsweek.com/2014/07/25/us-department-defence-one-worlds-biggest-polluters-259456.html</a></p><p>https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-national-defense<br/><br/>https://www.thebalance.com/u-s-federal-budget-breakdown-3305789<br/><br/>https://www.statista.com/statistics/217577/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us/<br/><br/>https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BUDGET-2010-TAB/pdf/BUDGET-2010-TAB.pdf<br/><br/><br/><br/></p><a rel=\"payment\" href=\"https://www.patreon.com/collapsepod\">Support the show</a>","author_name":"Kory & Kellan"}