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Originally Posted by gunnut
Sir I see your point. However, we can also look at it this way. There were way more soldiers back in WW2 so the money is spread out. We have fewer soldiers to equip today so we can lavish them with expensive gear.
How about this one? As a percentage of GDP, and maybe even household income, the difference between a WW2 soldier and a OIF soldier.
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I'm not arguing against equipping folks better. If you look at it as a percentage of GDP per soldier equipped just in terms of individual equipment, I'm pretty sure that OIF will be cheaper.
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