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Letter to Editor
March 28, 1849
Morning Star
Limerick, York County, Maine
What is this article about?
Letter to editor Bro. Burr in the Morning Star calculates U.S. war expenditures over 60 years at $685,930,802.27, illustrating that its interest could build a meeting house hourly or support 112,755 ministers annually at $365 each, highlighting the immense cost of military spending.
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For the Morning Star.
Bro. Burr: In the Star of the 21st ult., is an article, in which the amount that has been expended by the United States for the last sixty years for warlike purposes is given, viz., $685,930,802.27. The interest of this sum for one hour would build a meeting house at a cost of $4,698. The interest on the above sum would continually support 112,755 ministers at a cost of $365.00 each annually. To count the interest as fast as it would accrue, a person must count day and night without intermission at the rate of more than $78 a minute.
D. H. G.
Bro. Burr: In the Star of the 21st ult., is an article, in which the amount that has been expended by the United States for the last sixty years for warlike purposes is given, viz., $685,930,802.27. The interest of this sum for one hour would build a meeting house at a cost of $4,698. The interest on the above sum would continually support 112,755 ministers at a cost of $365.00 each annually. To count the interest as fast as it would accrue, a person must count day and night without intermission at the rate of more than $78 a minute.
D. H. G.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Persuasive
Ethical Moral
What themes does it cover?
Military War
Economic Policy
Morality
What keywords are associated?
War Expenditures
Us Military Spending
Interest Calculations
Religious Funding
Fiscal Critique
What entities or persons were involved?
D. H. G.
Bro. Burr
Letter to Editor Details
Author
D. H. G.
Recipient
Bro. Burr
Main Argument
the letter details the total u.s. war expenditures over 60 years and uses interest calculations to demonstrate how this money could alternatively fund religious infrastructure and support numerous ministers, implying the wasteful nature of military spending.
Notable Details
References Article In Star Of The 21st Ult.
Total War Expenditure: $685,930,802.27
Hourly Interest Builds Meeting House At $4,698
Annual Interest Supports 112,755 Ministers At $365 Each
Interest Accrues At Over $78 Per Minute