5 points
The difference is that the military industrial complex in the west is privately owned, which creates the perverse incentive for profit from war. Meanwhile, Russian military industry is predominantly state owned and operating it is a cost for the state.
3 points
cost for the s̶t̶a̶t̶e̶ people
Rich people get richer peasants get poorer, i don’t see much difference.
4 points
The difference is pretty clear from the number of wars US and Russia have been involved in actually.
0 points