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I know from personal observation that it's economy is better since all of the military bases were closed, and the new developments pay taxes.
And some of these bases have only been kept alive by politics - how else would you explain the Navy's supply corps school (that's how to load a ship) in Athens, GA - hundreds of miles from any ship.
But the bases that should be closed are overseas - why are we still in Europe 60 years after the war's end?
Why are we still in Japan and Korea?
The nations are now full competitors in the world economy, but get a huge break by not spending much on military.
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