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$84.7b / 260m (adult population) = $325
This also doesn't take into account that poor people barely pay any taxes (due to not filing income tax, shoplifting, homelessness, etc.), so if you work and file income tax and pay sales and property taxes then that number is probably substantially higher.
Israel, Ukraine, the Border: What's in Biden's $105 Billion Military Bill
An extra $105 billion in mostly military spending is no small matter, especially on top of the $886 billion military budget that has been working its way through Congress this year. So, how did this thing get so big?
www.nationalpriorities.org
This also doesn't take into account that poor people barely pay any taxes (due to not filing income tax, shoplifting, homelessness, etc.), so if you work and file income tax and pay sales and property taxes then that number is probably substantially higher.