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The Cost of the War in Iraq - What else could have been done with the money?
OK - time to stir things up - right wingers vs lefties - let's see what trouble I can cause. Things have been pretty boring lately. I found this really interesting site on the net: http://www.nationalprioriti... It provides a continuous, running estimate of the money being spent on the war in iraq. It also shows the cost broken down locally, as well as providing a tool that shows upon what else the money could have been spent, e.g., elementary school teachers, police, etc. Here is a sample, just for Bakersfield, CA: Taxpayers in Bakersfield, California will pay $409.1 million for total Iraq war spending approved to date. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
 168,368 People with Health Care for One Year OR 728,863 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year OR 7,308 Public Safety Officers for One year OR 5,779 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR 61,477 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR 1,224 Affordable Housing Units OR 152,914 Children with Health Care for One Year OR 48,932 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR 5,875 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR 5,167 Port Container Inspectors for One year
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posted by
OldBlue56
on Jun 3, 2008 at 04:19 PM
OR one new baseball stadium for Mr. Tandy.... posted by
Tiffanilynn
on Jun 3, 2008 at 04:27 PM
all of that may cost 409.1 billion, but the the military fighting for our feedom is priceless. they give our lives for us.. and your comparing that to money? posted by
msjenny
on Jun 3, 2008 at 04:58 PM
i have a question what does Iraq do with the gas, fuel that they have who do they sell it to? posted by
ezekiel51
on Jun 3, 2008 at 05:37 PM
Freedom is priceless posted by
randomfactor
on Jun 3, 2008 at 05:39 PM
Freedom may be priceless, but it's not being produced in Iraq. posted by
jfrancais
on Jun 3, 2008 at 05:56 PM
We have freedom because of our constitution not because of our military.
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