Buddy, Can You Spare A Dime?
Buck November 13th, 2007 - 8:59 amOr rather, $20,000.00!
That’s what each of us now owe for the war on terror. Much of this arrives from “hidden costs”, nearly double the $804 billion the White House has spent. The study also suggests that this amount will more than double over the next decade.
Cost of war Iraq Bush
Oh, in case you’re wondering, “Members of the panel’s Republican staff could not be reached for comment.“
November 13th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
Well, that’s for a family, so each individual is more like $5,225. Considering how the deficit has skyrocketed, though, and there’s no end in the site, it’s still horrendous.
November 14th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
Natl. debt per citizen = $30,000. 9 trillion in debt, 300 million people. Unless every citizen on average has 30K in assets with no debt, we are already bankrupt as a nation.