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Robert W. Reuschlein is one of the first "peace economists," individuals who analyze the economic, political, social, and historical effects of the drain of societal resources by military spending and project alternative futures based on high or low military spending. From Reuschlein's Realeconomy website: "Real Economy is a better way to understand and even accurately forecast the ECONOMY, POLITICS, and HISTORY. MILITARY SPENDING dominates all three fields in ways you never imagined. "Effects: (1) military spending reduces the national economic growth rate dollar for dollar. (2) regionally it transfers tax resources unequally among states more than any other element of the federal budget. (3) it is the largest slush fund in government giving great power to political leadership. (4) empires rise to their peak with low military spending, militarize, then slowly collapse with high levels of military spending. (5) brain drains toward the center of power can significantly delay the decline of empire. (6) high levels of military spending can so weaken the national economy over time that the nations defense is weakened accordingly." http://www.realeconomy.com/