Just a little math about the Iraq war
June 30, 2008
While I’m sure that the Iraq war is the most important thing we could possibly spend our money on…. yeah right.
The Huffington Post recently posted that congress has arrived at an Iraq war funding bill totaling more than 163 Billion dollars.
A few things that could be done with that money.
- Give 2 million college students an 81,500$ scholarship.
- Give 4 million college students a 40K scholarship.
Yes, thats right, we could actually pay a full ride of about 15K at a state public institution for approximately 9 million students. 9 MILLION!!!! Talk about a jumpstart to our economy, how much of a kick would 9 million more college degrees produce?
In case you weren’t angry enough, this Iraq war funding bill equates to 543.33 per person. Thats right, you just increased your tax burden by 543$, or more likely, your childrens tax burden, or grandchildrens.
If you aren’t angry, you should be.
