The first thing I see . . .
WTF is wrong with us? 
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That’s a lot of money to be made
A title superpower isn't cheap. If you want to dictate the world, you gotta pay :)
The one who pays the most, always have the last word.
The entire US economy and our way of life rests on dangerous men who wonder around foreign countries, with guns, at night, enforcing the use of the dollar.
Gotta bully people around somehow…
Doesn't look quite as crazy, once you norm for GDP or population. But, yeah, it's a lot.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/military-spending-by-country
Humans then:
The Boston Tea Party is considered a pivotal event that contributed to the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775.
Humans now:
Oh, ok. It's for my safety. Here's some of my check. When was the gun buyback again?
For a country that have only 2 borders with other countries and probably none of them will attempt anything against US for multiple reasons.
I think the wording is wrong, it's not defense, it's offense budget.
That's what's backing the Dollar
Check out our health care spending
The dollar is backed by the US military forces. So, you need dollars to back the dollar.
Adjust for labour costs and $ per output.