Does the US economy rely on war only?

Question

Just interms of maintaining its economy and prosper.

Answer 1

No.  It relies on giving everyone money for nothing but the chicks ain't free.  In turn, that relies on yearly monster loans from China and Japan we can never repay.  Who knows?  Maybe they will decide to make the chicks free too. 

Answer 2

A huge part of USA-exports are military-related

USA military-budget is bigger than the rest of the top 12 or so combined

But it also relies on people, companies and governments getting ever deeper in debt

Answer 3

No: it relies on production for profit, wage labour and exploitation. 

Answer 4

The figures cannot lie. Since the world war one, and again the world two, the US economy has relied on wars. 50% of government’s budgets have undergone to the war or military relating economy and manufacturing. The techniques invented have been used to invent the new products. The military has become the important employer in the country. Trump has been in the right direction to support the big military again. But the national guards who had to sleep in the parking lots are the most thing to be ashamed for the country.

Answer 5

The U.S. does not go to war to make money.  In fact, war costs the U.S. a huge - HUGE amount of money.  It does  not rely on war for anything.

Answer 6

It's been said many times that "THERE IS NOT PROFIT IN PEACETIME".