We need more comparisons using this "BM per hour" unit.

US Median Annual Household Income

1980: $21,020 or 4.8 BM/hr

2022: $74,580 or 1.1 BM/hr

US GDP

1980: $2,857B or 650M BM/hr

2022: $25,440B or 363M BM/hr

US Defense Budget

1980: $144B or 33M BM/hr

2022: $877B or 13M BM/hr