Ever been to
http://www.costofwar.com
Go there. The numbers are disturbing. It's a running total of the U.S. taxpayer cost of the Iraq War. The number is based on Congressional appropriations.
You can also see what that "war money" could have done for our economic health. Click on the links under "Or compare to the cost of..." on the page.
What do you think about the site? Is it exaggerating or about right?
I've heard that a lot of the money doesn't just leave the U.S. It also comes back to us in form of jobs.
2007-01-30 16:27:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Most of that money is going right in the pockets of big time GOP contributors, like Boeing, Halliburton, Bechtel and the mercenaries they hired.
Most places in the world, they call that "corruption" but for some reason these kinds of kickbacks are tolerated by the Administration. I guess they need the campaign contributions.
2007-01-30 16:54:43 · answer #1 · answered by barringtonbreathesagain 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh crap I lost count.. its in the trillions now.. all i know is the next approprations bill up fo vote for it is over 700 BILLION $ No human can even concieve 700 BILLION let alone trillions Good thing we have computers I guess..
And I thank the GODS that I'm tax exempt both Federal and State.. its not costing me a dime personally (and yes its totally legal) Oh and thank you TAXPAYERS as well.. you pay my tax exempt pension (and its NOT SSI either.. its FERS/CSRS) 10 years now (I used to work for the FEDS) I really do appreciate it..
2007-01-31 01:11:21 · answer #2 · answered by darchangel_3 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't forget to add in:
the lives of those who died in Iraq, American and otherwise,
the reputation of our country,
the future costs of the weapons and supplies,
the backlash from innocent peoples deaths,
the countries who will not stand with us anymore,
etc...
.
2007-01-31 00:39:45 · answer #3 · answered by Knot.Of.This.Swirled 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Simple, take one soldier
(Cost of food + Cost of injury + Cost of housing + Cost of weapons) x the hundreds of solders over there x everything by how long we have been there! plus Cost of Death and funerals!
Then minus the labor and cost of people here bringing and making supplies over there!
STILL TOO MUCH!
2007-01-31 00:38:29 · answer #4 · answered by lon3lyone 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
F*ck Terrorism.
F*ck War.
2007-01-31 00:35:15 · answer #5 · answered by Brian 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To Much...
2007-01-31 00:36:27 · answer #6 · answered by no one here gets out alive 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
many many more lives...
2007-01-31 00:36:23 · answer #7 · answered by infiniteson 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1.3 trillion so far.
2007-01-31 00:32:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋