Domestic civilian spending creates more jobs than military spending

Evidence

Allocating U.S. taxpayer dollars to build and run overseas bases means forgoing investments in areas like education, infrastructure, housing, and health care, which generally create more jobs and increase economic productivity far more than military spending does. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 30

Categorization

• QUESTION: What evidence backs the claim that civilian spending beats military spending on job creation and productivity? Worth finding the underlying multiplier studies.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 30