This recession started in the 80's when England decided it would have a crack at being warmongers with the Falklands and Bolivia, And then we decided enough of south american warfare lets have some fun in the desert! So started Iraq and Afghanistan spending billions on military equipment giving that military equipment to country's like Libya and Syria etc.And also you have the elitism and class economics into the case Its the pecking order the best get the best stuff the poor get the worst stuff.