But that's not the point. Aside from what military does when military does something, military installations are a huge factor in the areas where they are. When Trump threatened to remove US military bases from Germany - where I live - the main issue here in Germany was the significant economic impact on those local areas, often in less developed more remote regions.
OPs flippant comment reminds me of the equally un-serious suggestion I read somewhere, some time ago, that people should pay for their jobs so that it can be made visible how valuable they think a job is.
https://www.dw.com/en/german-towns-face-economic-hit-should-... -- "German towns face economic hit should US troops go"
Much of the military is used by politicians as an economic tool for certain regions, independent of their fighting value.
So, you certainly have a mostly local economic impact of military bases.
https://www.areadevelopment.com/siteSelection/june09/militar...
https://www.tpr.org/military-veterans-issues/2020-06-22/texa...
OPs flippant comment reminds me of the equally un-serious suggestion I read somewhere, some time ago, that people should pay for their jobs so that it can be made visible how valuable they think a job is.