Monday, March 03, 2008
SWOP homepage$1.6 Billion: NM tab for Iraq invasion & occupation thus far
From National Priorities Project. See http://www.nationalpriorities.org/tradeoffs for more info.
Taxpayers in New Mexico have paid $1.6 billion for the Iraq War thus far. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
- 424,892 People with Health Care OR
- 2,487,723 Homes with Renewable Electricity OR
- 41,324 Public Safety Officers OR
- 30,689 Music and Arts Teachers OR
- 375,995 Scholarships for University Students OR
- 187 New Elementary Schools OR
- 16,225 Affordable Housing Units OR
- 564,325 Children with Health Care OR
- 229,074 Head Start Places for Children OR
- 30,890 Elementary School Teachers OR
- 27,897 Port Container Inspectors
Notes and Sources
Go to Cost of War Counter
