Us budget history

[thedeparted]

So, my brother and I were making fun of republicans fear mongering over the defense budget. He and I recently have had lol and heated debates with hardcore republicans over how much is really needed to protect this country. So I found a site and I been looking around historical budgets

Here is World War 2

1939 1.9 billion or 10%
1940 2.2 billion or 11%
here where it gets fun
1941 7.2 billion or 30% of the budget
1942 27.1 billion or 59%
1943 70.4 billion or 76%
1944 86.1 or 78%
1945 93.7 or 79%
1946 53.3 or 67%

Freaking nearly 80% of the overall budget for 3 straight years. Could you imagine spending 80% of todays budget on a war lol

Government Spending in United States: Federal State Local for 1794 - Charts Tables History

1794 budget XD

7.1 million
4.8 defense

Civil War from year before to after

1860 29 million or 37%
1861 36.4 million or 45%
1862 437.9 million or 90%
1863 663.6 million or 91%
1864 781.5 million or 89%
1865 1.173 billion or 89%
1866 343.6 million or 64%

[paecmaker]

lol, thats pretty sick, I wonder how the army would look today with that kind of budget.

[thedeparted]

In 2012 we spent 3.796 trillion at a deficit of 1.327 trillion. Defense took took 902 billion or 24%. I cant even imagine if we pumped it up to ww2 levels or civil war levels. Well i can tell this the military industrial complex sure would have damn near everyone employed in 1 way or another if we did.