we could have insured 99,301,157 children for one year (cost of war)

[G_j]

http://costofwar.com/index-kids-health.html

The War In Iraq Costs

$165,832,700,658

Instead, we could have insured

99,301,157
children for one year

--
Compare to the cost of:

PRE-SCHOOL

KIDS' HEALTH

PUBLIC EDUCATION

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

PUBLIC HOUSING

WORLD HUNGER

AIDS EPIDEMIC

WORLD IMMUNIZATION

www.costofwar.com

In April, 2003 an intergenerational team of Niko Matsakis of Boston, MA and Elias Vlanton of Takoma Park, MD created costofwar.com. After maintaining it on their own for the first year, they gave it to the National Priorities Project to contribute to their ongoing educational efforts.

[tjdee]

1. Any of those kids got oil interests?

Didn't think so.

[shoelace414]

2. did you forget about the purple fingers?

[raccoon]

3. unfortunately, the military-industrial complex

runs this country.

Uninsured children, or uninsured Americans of any age, are probably somewhere waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down on their list of priorities. Like # 316.

[Johnywolf]

4. Could've ...but!

The Bush does not care about domestic problems! He cares more about the war! This will be the second Vietnam War. There is no doubt about it. You can't build democracy in a region that does not know what democracy is! Besides..what IS the real reason of invading Iraq? Most likely OIL! There are no WMD's! I do not think that Bush felt sorry for poor Iraqis and went on to liberate them!

[newyawker99]

6. Hi Johnywolf!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[G_j]

7. welcome to DU

nice post, thanks for contributing! :toast:

[XemaSab]

5. Wow!!!!!

That's a shocking website!

Shasta County, Ca spent 73 MILLION dollars on the war!

[Fire Walk With Me]

8. Military Spending from Los Angeles Taxes are astonishing

The average household in Los Angeles paid $6,210 in federal income taxes in 2004. Here is how that amount was spent:
Military and Defense: $1,861
snip
Education: $228
Veterans’ Benefits: $213

[G_j]

9. tell me that is not sick

these figures make excellent points for LTTEs.

[Massacure]

10. There are only 45 million uninsured people in the U.S.

You could insure all the uninsured people with less money that is being spent in Iraq. It is sickening.