April 25th: The Cost of the War in Iraq- $165,475,872,180

[chlamor]

Where Do Your Tax Dollars Go? NPP's latest publication shows how the average household's tax dollars are spent for every state and 193 cities, towns and counties.

To the right you will find a running total of what taxpayers are spending on the Iraq War. This total is based on estimates from Congressional appropriations.


To find out how to get a Cost of War LED sign for Main Street in your hometown, contact NPP

The War in Iraq Costs


$165,475,872,180



See the cost in your community:


Compare to the cost of:

PRE-SCHOOL

KIDS' HEALTH

PUBLIC EDUCATION

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

PUBLIC HOUSING

WORLD HUNGER

AIDS EPIDEMIC

WORLD IMMUNIZATION

http://www.costofwar.com/

[understandinglife]

1. MNA, May 2 2005.

www.missionnotaccomplished.us (a day to reflect and plan on how we stop the atrocities being committed by Bu$h and his theocratic neoconster buddies)

[ComerPerro]

2. And what were we promised two years ago? $2-3 billion, tops?

[brettdale]

3. $165 Billion

What will the final total be for Iraq? Any guesses?

$500 Billion?

A Trillion maybe?

[brettdale]

4. One question

Has Bush, Cheney, Rice or Rumsfield ever said the cost of the war in Iraq is now over $100 Billion.