Booting Earth Optimization System
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Your government's $6.71T shopping list, reviewed by someone who's actually done the maths. 18 categories. Most of them wrong.
Military: United States spends $2052/cap (rank 27/28). Switzerland spends $389/cap with Life Expectancy 83.37. Overspend: 5.3x. Potential savings: $564B/yr
Veterans Affairs: United States spends $10333/cap (rank 28/28). South Korea spends $3588/cap with Life Expectancy 83.57. Overspend: 2.9x. Potential savings: $2.3T/yr
Education: United States spends $2996/cap (rank 11/11). Japan spends $1288/cap with PISA Math Score 536. Overspend: 2.3x. Potential savings: $579B/yr
Justice / Law Enforcement: United States spends $12848/cap (rank 25/26). South Korea spends $6037/cap with Life Expectancy 83.57. Overspend: 2.1x. Potential savings: $2.3T/yr
Energy: United States spends $1991/cap (rank 25/28). Netherlands spends $1064/cap with After-Tax Median Income (PPP) 31221.39. Overspend: 1.9x. Potential savings: $314B/yr
| Category | Current | Optimal | Gap % | Overspend | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military | $886B | $167B | +81.1% | 5.3× | Major Decrease |
| Veterans Affairs | $325B | $112B | +65.5% | 2.9× | Decrease |
| Health (non-Medicare/Medicaid) | $94B | $32B | +65.5% | 2.9× | Decrease |
| Education | $102B | $44B | +56.5% | 2.3× | Decrease |
| Homeland Security | $62B | $12B | +81.1% | 5.3× | Major Decrease |
| Transportation | $105B | $66B | +37.5% | 1.6× | Decrease |
| HUD / Housing | $73B | $46B | +37.5% | 1.6× | Decrease |
| Energy | $52B | $27B | +47.4% | 1.9× | Decrease |
| Foreign Aid / International Affairs | $63B | $39B | +37.5% | 1.6× | Decrease |
| Justice / Law Enforcement | $40B | $19B | +52.4% | 2.1× | Decrease |
| Science / NASA | $44B | $23B | +47.4% | 1.9× | Decrease |
| Labor | $42B | $26B | +37.5% | 1.6× | Decrease |
| Agriculture | $38B | $24B | +37.5% | 1.6× | Decrease |
| Treasury / General Government | $30B | $19B | +37.5% | 1.6× | Decrease |
| Commerce / Economic Development | $18B | $9B | +47.4% | 1.9× | Decrease |
| State Department / Diplomacy | $19B | $12B | +37.5% | 1.6× | Decrease |
| Interior / Natural Resources | $17B | $11B | +37.5% | 1.6× | Decrease |
| EPA / Environment | $12B | $6B | +52.4% | 2.1× | Decrease |
Generated 4/6/2026 · Source: Optimitron OBG (Optimal Budget Generator)
Every country is a data point. The frontier shows what the best-performing countries achieve at each spending level, measured by life expectancy — the metric that actually tells you if people are alive and functional. The US is spending 2.6x what the frontier countries spend — for worse outcomes. On my planet, we call this “paying extra to be worse at things.”
Real median after-tax income from household surveys (World Bank PIP, 2017 PPP dollars). Not GDP — because you can increase GDP by building nuclear bombs and blowing up the rainforest.
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