Taxpayers in Congressional
District 9 (Smith) will pay $1.2
billion for the cost of the Iraq War
through 2007. For the same amount of money, the following
could have been provided:
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| 173,449 People with Health
Care or |
| 19,967 Elementary School
Teachers or |
| 127,866 Head Start Places for
Children or |
| 440,978 Children with Health
Care or |
| 6,369 Affordable Housing
Units or |
| 121 New Elementary
Schools or |
| 205,495 Scholarships for University
Students or |
| 20,027 Music and Arts
Teachers or |
| 22,138 Public Safety
Officers or |
| 1,026,970 Homes with Renewable
Electricity or |
15,647 Port Container
Inspectors
Thanks to the National Priorities Project for this data |
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www.dailykos.com
www.amnestyinternational.org
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http://www.bradblog.com/
http://freepress.net/
http://mediamatters.org/
http://theobfuscationreport.blogspot.com/
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