How much has your town or county spent on the Iraq war?
 

http://www.nationalpriorities.org/costofwar_home
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Ocean County, NJ
Taxpayers in Ocean County, New Jersey will pay $1.5 billion for total Iraq war spending approved to date. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
140,728 People with Health Care for One Year OR
2,145,213 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year OR
26,169 Public Safety Officers for One year OR
20,362 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR
153,900 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
6,092 Affordable Housing Units OR
502,091 Children with Health Care for One Year OR
175,126 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR
21,796 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
19,991 Port Container Inspectors for One year
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That is so fuck up!

Obama for POTUS!


What are your results?

Taxpayers in my city, Florida will pay $230.3 million for total Iraq war spending approved to date. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
81,272 People with Health Care for One Year OR
161,993 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year OR
5,306 Public Safety Officers for One year OR
3,680 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR
71,846 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
1,699 Affordable Housing Units OR
127,307 Children with Health Care for One Year OR
31,429 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR
3,927 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
2,799 Port Container Inspectors for One year

Just wondering how much your towns spent on 11/9 events ?

Taxpayers in Louisiana will pay $5 billion for total Iraq war spending approved to date. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
1,490,182 People with Health Care for One Year OR
3,618,904 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year OR
144,365 Public Safety Officers for One year OR
101,165 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR
1,122,731 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
60,018 Affordable Housing Units OR
3,877,165 Children with Health Care for One Year OR
758,316 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR
101,939 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
85,203 Port Container Inspectors for One year