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October 31, 2004
the cost of war
As you go to vote on November 2 (and you ARE registered, aren't you??), think about these startling facts (from costofwar.com):
At the time of this post,
The War in Iraq Cost the United States: $142,820,449,583
In my COUNTY alone, the war has cost us: $1,023,311,487. In my in-law's hometown of Pittsfield, the war has cost them $19,994,938. In Idaho where my family lives, the war has cost the state $493,785,172.
For the cost of the war thus far, we could have ensured that every child in the world was given basic immunizations for 47 years.
We could have provided 6,923,654 students four-year scholarships at public universities.
We could have fully funded global anti-hunger efforts for 5 years.
We could have paid for 18,916,720 children to attend a year of Head Start.
We could have insured 85,521,720 children for one year.
We could have hired 2,475,110 additional public school teachers for one year.
We could have fully funded world-wide AIDS programs for 14 years.
We could have built 1,285,972 additional public housing units.
Posted by crystallyn at October 31, 2004 02:17 PM
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I wish I was able to vote here. Hoping for a (much much needed) change on November 2. *fingers crossed*
Posted by: Mary Ann at November 1, 2004 03:26 AM