Re: [FH] Dollars to Credits

>The two figures you can really juggle are % of your GNP to defense
(note
>>that the more you put into defense, the less goes into investment, and
>>sooner or later you end up like the USSR), and the way the budget
splits

Don replied:
>You may be reading too much into the US example. I realize that most of
the
>world seems to be heading towards the "small, professional" model of
the US
>and Britain (and Canada and Oz and anyone else who want's credit :-),
but
>your method breaks down when trying to plan for a classical
Swiss/Israeli
>type of military with small cadres and enormous reserve forces.

Put in more GNP and reduce the maintenance cost.