How much????!!!!!!!

There has recently been a bit of a debate about the cost of tickets to see the Rolling Stones saying that the average cost of tickets is about £406.

Well, maybe but when I was curious enough to look online about two weeks ago(ish) this is what I found. To say my jaw hit the floor was an understatement.

How many guns do they need?

Mitt Rommney, current US presidential hopeful, said last night:

And our military — we’ve got to strengthen our military long- term. We don’t know what the world is going to throw at us down the road. We — we make decisions today in a military that — that will confront challenges we can’t imagine. 

In the 2000 debates there was no mention of terrorism, for instance. And a year later, 9/11 happened. So we have to make decisions based upon uncertainty. And that means a strong military.

It's sobering to be reminded of the USA's military expenditure in 2010:

And Iran isn't even listed! But then, you can never have too much stuff ...