War And Finance Quiz

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39% of the federal debt can be attributed to military spending. This means that nearly 40% of the debt is a result of the government's expenditure on the military. This suggests that military spending plays a significant role in contributing to the overall federal debt.

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The correct answer is 42%. This means that the United States accounts for 42% of the total global military spending. This indicates that the United States spends a significant amount on military expenses compared to other countries around the world.

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New York has 128,006 Head Start-eligible children but can only fund 48,013 of them. This means that they have a funding gap of 79,993 children. The question asks how many years the state could fund all Head Start-eligible children with the share of this year's Afghan War spending. Since the state has a funding gap of 79,993 children, it can fund this many children for 1 year with the Afghan War spending. Therefore, if we divide the funding gap (79,993) by the number of children funded per year (48,013), we get approximately 1.67 years. Rounding this up, the state could fund all Head Start-eligible children for approximately 2 years. Therefore, the correct answer is 23 years.

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The correct answer is $1.26 trillion. This amount represents the total spending by the U.S. government on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars by the end of 2011.

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The cost of one Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (or "drone") for the Department of Defense is $30.3 million.

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The statement is true because the cumulative costs of the war in Iraq from 2003 to the present have exceeded the total costs of the National Institutes of Health, which has been in existence for 73 years. This means that the federal government has spent more money on the war in Iraq than it has on the National Institutes of Health over its entire history.

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The correct answer is $12. This means that for every dollar spent on non-military international engagement, $12 is spent on military forces.

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The correct answer is 58% because if education spending comprises 6% of the proposed Fiscal Year 2011 discretionary spending, then the remaining percentage (100% - 6% = 94%) must be allocated to national defense spending. Therefore, national defense spending comprises 94% of the proposed spending.