[TexasFreeper2009]

size of Sweden army 33,900 active
size of US army 1,473,900 active

military spending Sweden 44 Billion
military spending US 685 Billion

With an extra 641 billion a year I could pay for a lot of social programs and pretty parks.

[Chickensoup]

so maybe it is time to cut back and work on providing safety to our country, firm borders and clean up our cities.

[danmar]

With an extra 641 billion a year I could pay for a lot of social programs and pretty parks.

You can not compare a Country(Sweden) to US of A which is part of North American Continent along side Canada.However you can compare a matching US State to the size of Sweden to make your comparison.